anybody body dropped with pics?

[dragit]

I am currious about one cut in paticular, that being the firewall
any info or advice would be greatly appreciated, i dont want to ruin the cab.





91 toyota (fast bagged)
77 C10 fresh 350/350
80 suburban 4x4

Edited by: dragit at: 12/5/05 1:19 am

[roundedline]

It is much simpler to just Z the frame, or notch the crossmember.

Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project

[dragit]

What do you mean by Z the frame? im not familiar with that term.

[roundedline]

You cut the frame in front of the firewall and raise the whole frontend section up and reweld it back together.  Doing a Body drop is ridiculous when you can just Z the frame.  1/2 as much work and little fabrication.  Most do a bodydrop because it is a catch phrase.  Long time ago it was called channeling.

Here is good info on Z'ing.  It has been around for over 50 years.
www.loweredd.com/Frame_Z.html

Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project

[dragit]

thanx, now i see what you were saying, its basicly a stock floor bodydrop, cause your not loozing any head room, i think ill try that ,but one question. do you still have to raise the bed?

[roundedline]

Well, the body isn't "dropping", the Frame is getting cut, which is what is called Z'ing the frame.  As for the bed, it depends on how/how much you are dropping it.

Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project

[shaved80]

that guy cut his frame on the bottom to lay rocker  

Edited by: shaved80 at: 12/11/05 9:57 pm

[RSBAD454]

better to notch crossmember.....rear is of course the easier of the 2 to lower. I just have 3" Bell tech spindles, cut one coil from big block springs, rear Bell Tech flip kit and some leaf springs removed.

Toys are my game

Edited by: RSBAD454  at: 1/7/06 1:26 pm

[DRAGGNC10]

stockfloord on 22s "Z"D frame

Edited by: DRAGGNC10 at: 1/8/06 7:37 am

[RSBAD454]

that's just a bagged truck with no wheel wells.....a lot of work went into that.

Toys are my game

[lotopp79]

the sits lower then the body so the rockers would be like 2 or 3 inches off the ground

just pull the inner fender dosnt set tthe rockers on the ground

[shaved80]

i plan on sfbd'ing mine 3 1/4" soon...i was going to build a complete frame firewall back but ditched that idea