5/6 drop on '74 LB

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kaferboy1

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Well I've been chipping away at this for the last few months. I only get a night or two per week to beat on this thing but it is coming along. The kit is a 5/6 street edge kit from ebay. Overall I'm pretty happy with it.

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The rear is lower and I think it is a combination of sagging springs and all of the junk in the back since it is doubling as storage right now. I put the stock shocks back on up front but I think they are bottomed out so may need to get short shocks. Just haven't had much time to look at that yet.
Hopefully in the next couple of weeks I can get the rest sorted out and take this puppy out for a drive around the block.

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Looks nice....are those 2015 camaro wheels? If you have access to a mig welder, you could weld newer and higher upper front shock mounts. I had to do that on mynsquare with a 5-7 drop. Did you also notch the rear? I'm in the proces now of bagging my truck...starting with the back first.
 
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those are both a couple of clean lookin trucks.
 

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Nice trucks love em I'm in the process of doing a flip kit on mine
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I'm not sure what year the wheels are from....2010 Camaro SS I think. The price was right and they are Chevy. I did have to run adapters. (1.25 front, 1.50 rear) I haven't done a notch yet and probably will as I only about 1.5" of clearance between the rear axle and frame.

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What size wheels are those?

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I've got a rear flip kit, mini notch drop hangers in the rear. Up front drop spindles, coils. When you add the c notch, be sure to install a small urethane bump stop too. I haven't hit mine yet, but its very possible to do so even with a notch. I need to make a new channel in my cab underneath the bench seat soon for a bit more driveline clearance. Currently I have about 1-1/2" at full compression. Things will drastically change once bagged.

I have 20x8 up front and 20x10 in the back, running the widest tire possible with minimal clearance in the back (just shy of a 12" wide tire). I have custom fenderwells in the front.
 

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What size wheels are those?

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They are 22x9 all the way around
 

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