Author Topic: 1986 C-10 SWB  (Read 16349 times)

Offline kyle8595

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Re: 1986 C-10 SWB
« Reply #30 on: January 30, 2012, 08:29:16 pm »
Its looking sweet man!

Offline pendergraft2111

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Re: 1986 C-10 SWB
« Reply #31 on: January 30, 2012, 08:32:40 pm »
Thanks... I can't wait to put it back on the road.
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Offline bake74

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Re: 1986 C-10 SWB
« Reply #32 on: January 31, 2012, 07:07:56 am »
     That turned out great, so you made your own drops for the front and rear ?  That is some talent.  Looks good the way it is sitting now, I like it.
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Re: 1986 C-10 SWB
« Reply #33 on: January 31, 2012, 08:40:02 am »
     That turned out great, so you made your own drops for the front and rear ?  That is some talent. 
Didn't take you very long to do it either!
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Offline pendergraft2111

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Re: 1986 C-10 SWB
« Reply #34 on: January 31, 2012, 09:12:44 am »
Thanks everyone... it has been sitting for almost two years so while the ball is rolling I can't seem to stop myself. I built the bracket for the back to flip it over. I used a piece of 3/8 steel and used a cutting wheel to cut it to the correct width. Then, I heated up the metal and bent it over on a straight line over another piece of metal twice to make the half square. I lined them up drilled the hole for the leaf spring bolt and then cut the excess off to make them even. I had enough metal to try 6 times to make 2, lucky I got all the bends in the right spot the first time. I'd like to take credit for building something in the front but I just cut the springs to level it out. I started out with just one coil but ended up doing one and a half. It ended up being a 5/3 drop and I am very pleased with the height. If I wasn't going with an air suspension eventually then this is where my truck would ride forever.... gotta go back to work... later
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