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  1. J Knight

    Nobody does a 2/2 drop but I want to?

    I would suggest a 2.5/4in drop also, that consists of 2.5in drop spindles and 4in drop shackles and hangers. That would get rid of the 4x4 look and still have plenty of clearance for those bad roads. It will also leave your coil springs and leaf springs unaltered. To answer your question, I...
  2. J Knight

    steering column

    Turn signal switches are cheap. Put a new 74 turn signal switch in the 78 column.
  3. J Knight

    Truck 12 bolt carrier

    I think the carriers go from 3.73 and up and 3.42 and down so I would assume 3.73 gears wont fit on a carrier that has 3.07 gears...
  4. J Knight

    What will bolt directly in

    Their are no direct bolt in 9in rear ends. Your factory 10 or 12 bolt is 64in wide from wheel mount surface to wheel mount surface. You will need to find one close to that wide unless you are going to tub or mini tub the truck. You will have to remove all the mounting brackets off of the 9in and...
  5. J Knight

    Whats the length of a shortbed D/S with 700R4??

  6. J Knight

    Finally got her dropped! 3.5/5"

    No sweat, you have a really nice truck, its worth doing it right.
  7. J Knight

    Getting close

    I drilled out the WC shock extenders so I could use the stock lower shock bolt also, really not a big deal. You should use the offset hole in the u-bolt plate to better line up the u-bolts decause of the offset hole in the flip bracket moving your rear axle back.
  8. J Knight

    Finally got her dropped! 3.5/5"

    Looks great, you should have good ground clearance for daily driving with that set up.
  9. J Knight

    Brake lines with drop? Help!!

    Yeah I probably would.
  10. J Knight

    Brake lines with drop? Help!!

    You can do it by hand while its bolted to the caliper.
  11. J Knight

    Brake lines with drop? Help!!

    You have to carefully bend the hard portion of the line so it will clear the castle nut.
  12. J Knight

    Getting close

    You can remove the overload springs if you want, they are not even effective until the leaf springs are layed flat against them anyway. You can also leave them on if you want as they dont stiffen or soften the ride. I left them on both my trucks.
  13. J Knight

    1 ton coil springs on a 3/4 ton pickup

    Have you checked to see if the part # is the same for 3/4 & 1 ton springs?
  14. J Knight

    Pictures of 5" 6" & 7" rear drops on 15" wheels perferably?

    First truck is 5/8in with 31in rear tires(tubbed and step notched). Second truck is 4.5/5in with 26.5in rear tires(no notch). Third truck is 4.5/5in with 29in rear tires(no notch).
  15. J Knight

    VIN Lookup

    The vin# doesn't break it down to trim level. You will need the RPO codes on the SPID sheet to find that out. It will be in your glove box or on the right front inner fender.
  16. J Knight

    VIN Lookup

    GT designates GMC.
  17. J Knight

    VIN Lookup

    You might want to post the vin#.
  18. J Knight

    Want a tach........

  19. J Knight

    Want a tach........

    Abra-cadabra
  20. J Knight

    pics of drops

    This is 5/6in on 15s, borderline to low, the control arms scrape on my driveway and bad roads on occasion. The back is easy to get crazy low but the front cross member and lower control arms is where you are going to have problems unless you can fab something up.
  21. J Knight

    Want a tach........

    http://www.gmsports.com/content/new-tachometer-1973-1988-chevy-and-gmc-trucks Call these guys. They can make a tach with the correct font for your truck. I dont know if they make one for a six but it wouldnt hurt to ask and it wouldn't surprise me if they could. I have this same tach in my...
  22. J Knight

    Newbie Drop Kit System Question

    If you are missing some leafs, I will sit lower than 5in in the rear. You might consider a new or used set of leaf springs to get the correct drop you want.
  23. J Knight

    Newbie Drop Kit System Question

    A 3.5/5in kit is probably what your after. That would consist of 2.5in drop spindles, 1in drop springs, and a 5in flip kit for the rear. You stated that the PO did a hack job on the drop, what did he do? You may need some other parts depending on the level of "butchery" done to it.
  24. J Knight

    Bed mounting hardware lengths?

    The short ones are 4 1/2 and the long ones are 10 1/2.
  25. J Knight

    PORTER BUILT VS CPP. I know the answer. Pics inside

    I think both would give you an excellent ride, the coil overs would give you a slightly firmer ride but unless your going to road course the truck I think the CPP coil spring set up will give you the comfort for long rides.

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