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    Does this look correct to everyone??

    My dad bought this truck brand new and he passed away 13 years ago so I’m making it what I know he would have wanted it to be and planning on passing it on to my son once I’m gone. This truck means more to me than anything(aside from my family). It’s irreplaceable in my mind
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    Does this look correct to everyone??

    I don’t have a build thread. I’m a brand mew member who never imagined getting on a forum but was thinking the other night what better way to get advice than talk to people who have built these trucks before....so thankfully I’ve met a lot of pretty cool people already on here and it’s helped me...
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    Does this look correct to everyone??

    UPDATE....so I’ve been on the phone with ORD this morning back and forth and decided to go ahead and order custom lift springs and shackles and 2.5” flip kit from them. Going to just replace everything front and rear and be done with this lol. Also opted to go with 56” springs in the rear. I...
  4. LSX K10

    Does this look correct to everyone??

    Maybe all this is a result of just inexpensive skyjacker springs....idk. I’m not satisfied with any of it at this point and kinda getting disappointed bc I’ve spent so much time and money on this truck already. I plan on driving this truck on nice days and just want everything to work together...
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    Does this look correct to everyone??

    The shocks up front are connected and they are stiff for sure so that may be keeping the front spring shackle from laying back where it should. I’m going to get in touch with ORD today and get some advice from them based on the pics I’ve posted here. I submitted a quote request from Alcan for...
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    Does this look correct to everyone??

    Lol I seriously thought about doing that! I could easily get some friends to come over and help me set the cab and bed back on temporarily. I’m trying to finish paint work on the cab so I can get it and the bed back on
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    Does this look correct to everyone??

    It might be best for me to leave it like this for now and get all the weight back on it to see exactly where it’s at bc the issue I’m afraid I will have is 1. Too much lift in the rear vs the front and 2. Rear axle moved forward from factory position. I won’t know these 2 for certain until I get...
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    Does this look correct to everyone??

    I will certainly order some of those shackles for the rear. That won’t give me anymore lift tho correct? The Fox shocks are stiff for sure. However in the pics I just posted they are not connected to the rear end. They’re hanging. I’m going to have them revolved most likely bc they’re so stiff...
  9. LSX K10

    Does this look correct to everyone??

    Ok got the brackets swapped to the other side. Here’s a couple pics of the angle of the shackle now WITHOUT any weight from the body on it at all. Whatcha think???
  10. LSX K10

    DISC BRAKE COVERSION

    I did a conversion on the rear of my 86 k10 from Little Shop MFG using wilwood calipers and drilled slotted rotors. Love it so far but haven’t finished the truck yet. Here’s a pic of front and rear
  11. LSX K10

    Does this look correct to everyone??

    Since this is going to be a so called Trailer Queen....I think I might just put the factory rear hangers back on and get a set of custom built Alcan 56” springs for the rear and stock length for up front. Seems to be easier to get it where I want it now
  12. LSX K10

    Does this look correct to everyone??

    77 K20....what holes did you bolt the flip brackets to on the frame using the 56” springs? The front ones or the back ones? My frame is predrilled from the factory with both
  13. LSX K10

    Does this look correct to everyone??

    Another quick question....so seems like my rear end is moved forward about 1” which is shortened the wheelbase. Not positive of that yet because I haven’t put the bed back on yet to see where it sits in the wheel opening. Could that be bc of the shackle flip kit? Would 56” springs move it back...
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    Does this look correct to everyone??

    I agree with both those last 2 responses. I will look into a slip yoke eliminator style driveshaft. The truck originally had a 6” lift using blocks and add a leaf in the rear and it was from the late 80’s so def worn out and rode like crap but had no vibration whatsoever. Being a long bed the...
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    Does this look correct to everyone??

    I did contact skyjacker tech support and sent them the same pics that I posted here and he strangely told me that he was 100% positive that it was correct and that he sees that all the time when people do frame off restorations and don’t have any weight on the new springs yet. I just don’t see...
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