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Uni Moe, that truck is beautiful! Well done! Couple questions. Are those Torque Thrust wheels clear coated? Or do you have to keep the rim polished? Also are the front springs stock/original? Cut? Did you use shackles and hangers in the rear? Love the stance. Hope to copy that when I do the suspension on mine. Any details/tips you can give would greatly appreciated.

 

This thread is providing me with a TON of motivation! Nice work everyone!

 

DJM beams, hangers and shackles.

 

Thanks XLTrat. The rims are clear coated. Just soap and water to clean up. I used the DJM drop beams in front and their drop shackles in back. One of my original front springs was broken so I replaced them with stock springs from my 73 F150 parts truck which appeared to be a bit heavier. I did cut about 3/4 of a coil from the springs but my goal was too correct the caster. The only way to adjust caster is by cutting or shimming the coils because you can't bend DJM beams. I only took 1/4 off at a time. A word of caution though. If you use new springs you might want to wait for them to settle a bit. Also if you tighten all the suspension components with the wheels hanging it will also sit a little high until it settles down. I was told the proper way is to tighten everything with the weight sitting on the wheels.

 

Thanks Moe, that helps me a lot.

 

 

F100today.....its just so bad ***. You nailed a lot of stuff on that truck just right. But the stance, frontend, wheel and tire combo are just outstanding in my opinion. Too many people opt for the wrong wheels/tires. not just the style but the size, backspacing and tire size.

Congrats on the build, now finish up those little details and drive the **** out of it!!!

Sean

 

Thanks Sean, I plan on doing exactly what you said, just not to the extremes you take yours to on the driving part. LOL

 

went ahead and did the axle flip

 

last weekend i went to a local swap meet. only 3 people selling ,but they are trying to get a swap going so not really to bad i guess. they did not charge for entry, or for a space. on the way back to the house i see on the right side of the road a crew cab bump. it looked like it had some kind of home made wrecker setup. of course where is my camera ? at the house!!!! some will say if there are no pics. it did not happen well it did happen. i would have used my cell camera but the lens is so scratched up you could not use it. i am thinking that it must be at least a 3/4 ton.they seemed to have a lot of other cars,trucks in the yard. not sure if they are into selling. what would be a ballpark figure for something like that? taking into account that the rust would be in all of the usual places? i could scrap the flat bed setup. thanks for any input on this.

 

Was it lowered?

 

LMAO, I thinking the same thing.

 

what shocks are you using

 

Another newer couple of Shots Of my Lowered "Shop Truck". Djm Beams,Shackle kit & Removed Two leaves & -1 Coil......