project: 3/4 ton dropped

[79 blue monster]

Originally Posted by 79gmcclassic

now that sunflower is sweet. hahaha jk i love the stance of the truck! whatd you put smaller tires on the rims that came on the truck?

haha, yeah the tires are low pros from our van.lol

[79gmcclassic]

it actually doesn't look too bad! put some centers on those wheels and your set while you save for nice wheels!

[79 blue monster]

whats all involved in conerting a 3/4 ton to a dually? ..........just thinking.........

[79gmcclassic]

Dont do it!

[79 blue monster]

Originally Posted by 79gmcclassic

Dont do it!

haha, i found a really sweet looking one, im keeping mine a single, i was just asking..lol

[Devillusion]

It's usually not hard........

I converted mine the other way around DRW to SRW and all it takes is to swap out your front discs, and rear differential. And if you want to run the semi wheels you should look for a rear cab and chassis differential which is only 63" WMS

[74 stepside]

Blue Monster, I just measured the rear 12 bolt on my 73 and its 64" from outside of drum to outside of drum. How is it your 14 bolt is 61.5"?? I thought for sure a 14 bolt rear is wider.

[Devillusion]

I'm pretty sure your diffs should measure around 67.5" WMS no? My cab and chassis 14 ff is 63" WMS and it is the narrow one of the family of 14's.

[79 blue monster]

Originally Posted by 74 stepside

Blue Monster, I just measured the rear 12 bolt on my 73 and its 64" from outside of drum to outside of drum. How is it your 14 bolt is 61.5"?? I thought for sure a 14 bolt rear is wider.

i didnt get an acurate measurement then. i measured from the outside of my drum to the inside, multiplied that by 2 for both sides. them i measured from backing plate to backing plate.so in the end it should've been correct. i'll have to remeasure....

[79 blue monster]

update: i didnt get much done on the truck, but i just bought some fiberglass fenders for my truck.

[WillieloRidez]

I like it! Keep up the good work!

[79 blue monster]

Update, hopefully will have doors and fenders in primer by this weekend. im almost done with the fiberglass work! ok, so i'm thinking of getting exhaust, i know i already mentioned this, but i dont know where to route it? theirs not enough space to go to the back, and i hate it coming out in front of the rear wheels and it sounds like crap when its pointed twords the ground.?!?!?!?! what do i do? another question, what do you guys think of moto metal 961 chrome. without the red peices.

[AussieTruck]

Can you tell me what the blue color of your truck is. I am going to paint my 79 a similar color

[Can't kech me]

Originally Posted by 79 blue monster

Update, hopefully will have doors and fenders in primer by this weekend. im almost done with the fiberglass work! ok, so i'm thinking of getting exhaust, i know i already mentioned this, but i dont know where to route it? theirs not enough space to go to the back, and i hate it coming out in front of the rear wheels and it sounds like crap when its pointed twords the ground.?!?!?!?! what do i do? another question, what do you guys think of moto metal 961 chrome. without the red peices.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...9/PICT6290.jpg
this set up sounds just as good as out the back, but i know you dont want it to come out in front of the wheel, what about grafting the exhaust into the bedside infront of the wheelweel, that would be sweet!

[79 blue monster]

Originally Posted by AussieTruck

Can you tell me what the blue color of your truck is. I am going to paint my 79 a similar color

I honestly couldnt tell you the color, I bought the truck from a guy that owned it for about 2 weeks. He didnt know anything about this truck.
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[79 blue monster]

picked up a box tonight for a decent price. their is only surface rust. i'll just blast it off and fill it in. i'll post some pics tommarow.

[79 blue monster]

truck too low? i went under the front of my truck to check the clearence i have from my a-arm too my bump stop, and their is none!?! i have no travel up front. my a-arms are 2in off the ground, so i cant get any shorter bump stops otherwise i'll hit on the ground. i cant get different coils because i'll have drop a**. what should i do?

[tinydb84]

If you remove the bump stops and the front drops then you can put new springs in to lift it back up to where it was when it was resting on the stops.

I bought an extra set at the junk yard for when I drop mine just in case.

[79 blue monster]

Originally Posted by tinydb84

If you remove the bump stops and the front drops then you can put new springs in to lift it back up to where it was when it was resting on the stops.

I bought an extra set at the junk yard for when I drop mine just in case.

yeah but if i put new coils in it then it wont be dropped in the front.

[tinydb84]

It's kinda hard to explain in text. Your springs are too short and might be even shorter. Cut out the bump stops and pull taller springs to match the current height.
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[79 blue monster]

Ohh I see What your saying. I'll have to cut my bump stops and see how much it drops
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[tinydb84]

Exactly! If you want more clearance you could section your crossmember an inch and put in taller springs. You can also run taller tires.

Was the 9 inch drop in the rear all due to the axle flip? I got all my brackes but havent dont it yet and want to know what I am going to get into. I was thinking it would be closer to 7inchs

[79 blue monster]

the drop was about 8in from the flip, and another 1in from the shorter tires. i just put 9in because that was how much it was from stock tires/suspension to shorter tires and suspention.

[79 blue monster]

been working on my box, filling holes, and now starting to weld up stake holes. any tips on doing that?

[79 blue monster]

welded up half of the stake rack holes, just need to sand down filler!