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Got my 17” steelies in!
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Any pictures of them mounted? If so what size tires? Thanks
May 11, 2026
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17 inch steel wheels- 81 C10 2wd 5/6 static drop.
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Looking at running a staggered set-up with 17x8 4.5" BS up front and 17x9 5" BS out back. Any thoughts and pictures would help. Black...
May 11, 2026
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I wish I could take credit for the list but another gentleman put that together, I don't know what he ended up putting it at. I took...
May 10, 2026
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Yes they will. I run the same shock on my bagged truck an the ball joints bind up before the shock bottoms out. They still had 1/8"...
May 3, 2026
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6" in front is maybe too much..whit tall rim and tire..youy gonne hit the inner fender before botom out! got 29" tire with 4.5 front...
May 3, 2026
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Totally get the lowing it makes the distance between the transmission and pinion shorter but the weird thing about it was I removed the...
May 3, 2026
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I have a build thread somewhere but thought it may help others finds info here. Western Chassis 2.5" drop spindles and 2" drop springs...
May 3, 2026
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Sticky thread for lowering C10s?
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We did about a dozen trucks back in the day (a '69, a couple '75's, '77, a couple '80's, '82, and a couple '87's off the top of my...
May 3, 2026
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Flip kit ended up too low. Now what?
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I might as well update this for anyone who runs into a similar problem. After looking into all the options I decided to add a set of...
May 3, 2026
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Brake hose issues with lowered front end C30
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How long are the hoses? My kit came with 24" and they seem to need to be routed under the upper arm and not as they were factory. CPP...
May 3, 2026
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Flipped axle Caltracs?
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Had to trim about 4 inches off the front of the overload leaf. This truck was ordered as a 250 with MM7/MY6 4 speed and 770# rear light...
May 3, 2026
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CPP Upper Control Arms and Shims
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I don't disagree with anything huck said. Check your bushings too, honestly if they need replaced I'd buy the tube uppers. The bushings...
Apr 19, 2026
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For better or worse here's where it wound up. Haven't hooked it to the pedal yet but it's lower than I wanted it to be. Can't go any...
Apr 4, 2026
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MY6 250 6 cylinder Swap to LS Gen 3 and TKX
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Notches complete. Still uncertain about welding them in.
Mar 29, 2026
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MY6 250 6 cylinder Swap to LS Gen 3 and TKX
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Funnily enough, that is exactly why I had Lisa order me an engine hoist… So much easier than buying a keg and 4 or 5 pizzas and lining...
Mar 29, 2026
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