RHamill
Ryan
I don't know man, some spoiled kid is gonna get a nice new truck from mommy and daddy. Seriously, happens almost every year. You probably already know the people in your class like that. Not trying to trash your goal, I was thinking something similar when I got my truck, but between restoring it and other kids getting newer trucks.....mine was just another old truck.
Good to see you have some plans though. My advice? Save up for the bags, if that's the best way to go (I don't know too much about lowering trucks, never really been my thing). Because IF it does ride hard, then you're going to be kind of stuck with a truck that no one will want to ride in (Especially ladies. Trust me, my A/C went out, and it makes a big difference). If you know enough to make it ride decent, go for it! Just don't rush your decision because you want to get something done. If there's a better way to do something, it's best to just save the money and wait. It's tough, but you'll save tons of money in the end (instead of buying something, not liking it, selling it for half what you paid for it, then buying what you wanted to start off with). That's just my point of view though, if you're set on a static drop, more power to you, there's TONS of guys on here with more than enough knowledge to help you out.
This man speaks words of wisdom here ^
My truck back when I was in highschool was just an all stock Chevy for the first few months I got it, by the end of HS my truck was debadged/molded, no pinstripe, new wheels, 2" Block lift, tonneau cover.
Basically what I have now, minus the colormatched grille, headlight covers, 3" Body lift.
I liked to think my truck was one of the better vehicles in the parking lot period, most of the other kids had mommy and daddys old car or truck, or the kid bought it with a bazillion miles, slapped a bunch of monster stickers on it and beat the hell out of it.
But yeah, we had the 'son of a doctor' kid, he drove a BMW z3 or some ****, then the kid whos dad owns a business and he works with him, he had a 2003 Eclipse v6 convertible 5 speed, until a van of mexicans drunk crashed in to him, so he just got another identical car.
I got made fun of for not beating the hell out of my truck every weekend with beer, but all those kids have MIP's and no more truck