Chris Rogers
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Truck is an 88 stepside 350/700R4 combination. Assumption is 3.73 posi though I'm not entirely sure on that.
Reason for an 88 and not later is due to import rules here. After 89 the wheel has to swap sides. Not a fan of it as it totally screws the truck up electrically and mechanically. 88 predates this rule.
Question time
Drop spindles and rear shackles - what did you use?
Looking at going low but NOT notching the frame (this requires an engineers sign off here)
So as low as possible (5/8" would be my goal) whiles retaining 4-5" of clearance on the lowest point of the truck
Brakes - read somewhere I can fit larger items off the next gen truck by swapping bits.
Always been a fan of having more stop than go available.
What swaps and what is required?
Front fenders - originals seen to have holes for the flares whilst the copies don't have holes. Did you have yours welded or are these the ones without the holes?
The rest I assume is original or can I buy copies of those items as well?
( I can buy the panels from china if this is the case)
Front bumper - you mentioned yours is a cut down Denali version. Can you elaborate at all?
Electrics , assumption is nothing changed and the new lights simply plug in. ( Denali was released after I left so I do not know the truck in that form hence the question)
From memory the stepside bed was fiberglass on the wheel tubs and steel for the rest.
Been a while but I seem to remember being able to buy steel roll pans for these with the hidden tow hitch ( this truck will tow a trailer )
When you cut the rear steps off how did you fill the area? Glass ? Steel?
With your wheel sizing how far off is the speedometer ? I have to change mine to Canada spec (metric) as part of the import process and intention was to have the wheels on the truck when it left the country.
Rear lighting I cannot do like yours legally here. Going to use the export suburban tail lights ( orange turn signal) simple because I have to.
Disc brake rear - was this an option with that rear axle on any of the later GMT400 platform?
If so which one?
There are probably more questions but this is what comes to mind now
( I lived in TXK from 89-97 btw)