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    What did Santa bring you for your OBS

    I dig it
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    What did Santa bring you for your OBS

    Thanks! Ordering my Lokar 32" double bend shifter next week....can't wait for spring now
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    383 Stroker No Oil To Most Rockers

    What are you using to prime? Without a collar on the shaft your not going to get oil across both sides. Buy a priming tool or a cut down dist leaving the grooved collar at the bottom of the shaft.
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    What did Santa bring you for your OBS

    Been with my wife for 20years now and this is the first car part she has ever bought me....she mostly looks the other way when I buy stuff, she has been pretty understanding over the years when I buy and sell/trade cars, like 20+ in the last 3-4 years, but was real clear that if the truck goes...
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    What did Santa bring you for your OBS

    Me too lol, the middle of the truck is goimg baby blue, then will do some lace panel's with darker metal flake blue like the wheel....the wheel itself is dirt cheap as far as aftermarket wheels go. Was really surprised....and its gorgeous in person... Very excited!
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    What did Santa bring you for your OBS

    Just wondering if anyone got any cool toys for their toy this Christmas? I got this for my stupid low, soon to be mildy custom, 2 tone lace painted, tall shiftered , caddy hub capped 97 RCSB
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    97 chevy rcsb sleeper

    My kind of project, very cool for sure. Keep up the details on the motor swap, what your doing for guages, fuel pump etc etc....I may go down this road myself and need all the input I can get lol. Thanks
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    And that's the other thing I'm curious about, i keep reading about trimming the lips or rolling the fenders at this ride height, I know I have a pile of negative camber currently, but I have maybe 3-4" from the sidewall of my tire to the fender lip. I have no clue what the wheels are off of...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    No no, you guys have shown me that, and I have read enough not to mix and match. I using stock lowers, 2" spindles and the coils that are in it already which are cut to about 4-5" so I should end up around 6-7" static. If if have to notch for tie rods then so be it lol. I know at that point I...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    Got my lowers from a local wrecker, $50 each but someone just did new ball joints and bushings so thats a plus. Will get them trimmed and then painted and cleaned up. Now right after Christmas will get spindles ordered, was hoping to buy DJM's locally through keystone but they are no longer sold...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    Thanks for all the help Bill, ordering arms right after Christmas, and will call around the wreckers and see what's out there for lowers. Now I can worry about simpler sht like fixing my box sides and getting paint scheme figured out.
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    So this (me) got dumb fast lol, will be ordering djm spindles, will grab stock lower arms at the wrecker, leave my coils alone. From all the measumemts I can find online it looks like I'm at a 8-9 drop up front currently, 4 from the home made arms, 4 from the coils. Stock lca with my current...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    Hmm, didn't think of that. The PO says these are about a 4" drop with these arms, so if I bought 2" lowering arms, that should give me back my 2", but then of course these coils won't likely work, as they are cut a bunch, like 2.5 coils a bunch lol. So given the spring pockets are lower in the...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    Or....do I leave the neato home made lower arms, and just replace my heavily cut coils? And just cut to where I want to be leaving enough room for tie rod clearance without notching... cheapest, easiest, assuming they are made well. Just as safe as anything else.... make sense?
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    Well after spending some more time under the truck, I think I'm goimg to go a different route then what's currently there. I have zero interest in notching the frame for tie rod clearance so how low can I get away with without having to go there? The current ride height is a measured 1.25"...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    I will go check, I do know it was a modded S10 kit tho, but I don't recall anything written on the diff bracket.
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    No, I did understand not to combine dropped arms and dropped spindles, I know even the dropped arms and heavily cut coil won't be ideal. But I also understand its a compromise somewhere to get were I want it to be. There's no free lunch. Lol.
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    I don't have dropped spindles, or heated coils. Its just the home made lower arms and cut coils. I'm not concerned with taking all the negative out, just in making it not tear up tires instantly. The toe is also incredibly out at this point as well. Like I said, the first thing im going to do is...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    Not harsh at all man, I appreciate the help, believe me lol. And that "I'm bored" just made me spit coffee out of my nose lol.
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    Lol, I promise I'm not "that guy" the one that asks for help, then discounts obviously good info because I think I know better. I'm on a few forums, a couple for a long time and those guys hurt my head. I was just looking for the how and why's.... i suspect that once we try and set the...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    The reasons for this are a few btw, first, I like understanding how something works. Second, I'm cheap as fk, and all my junk has been built on leftovers, scrap parts, or just plain ingenuity, and not a bank account. I DO want it to be safe, it may not be a DD, but I do drive my junk a lot, and...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    Ahhh, so rereading your post, the assumption is that the upper arm is already past a parralel point and is now pulling the top of the spindle in? During its travel down words, it would come to a point where its level and pushing the spindle and therefore the top of the tire out words, and as it...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    You know, that makes sense and makes mine even screwier, if the ball joint is raised, and mine looks to be approaching 4" in height, then the spindle and therefore the upper must be in a raised position, this should lead to positive camber more then anything if I'm thinking this through...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    That's the first thing were going to try, is see how much adjustment there is at the uppers. I'm not sure how a DJM or whatever their called, how their 4" lower arm would be different? I know they look nothing alike but are they not still doing the same thing? If they are giving you 4" lower...
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    I know nothing, so how does this look?

    Excellent, been Googling all night, we check out the threads through the rest of the weekend! I have some time fortunately, I need to get the truck together and painted and it looks like I'm picking up the turbo SBC Monte I sold last summer, minus the turbo motor so will be screwing together a...

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