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  1. thompson335

    1980 C10 Owner

    Welcome from GA
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    99 -06 GMT 800 NBS seats in a Square Body C10

    After having the NBA seats for a while I thought I would try something different. Was not real thrilled with the look of the cloth seats. I have ran across some leather power seats from a 04 Maxima. They look great, but they are just a little bit close to the steering wheel for a big guy. Need...
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    I am not familiar with 4WD frame, but I am sure the concept will work. That triangulation really worked well to stiffen up the frame.
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    I have used a couple of there prouducts. They have all fit well and been of good quality.
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Tejas Steelworks
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Thanks man, just need to adjust drive line angles and I should be ready to drive. Just waiting on a 4 degree shim to show up.
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    here it is with frame bracing, exhaust installed, and Camaro rear disk brakes added to the truck 12 bolt. had to use impala rotors for the 5 on 5 bolt pattern .
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Thanks man, that is what I hope will happen for me.
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Finally rec my coilovers that I am going to run. Made new upper and lower mounts, and stiffened the frame a little. going to run. Made new upper and lower mounts, and stiffened the frame a little.
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Here is some of my latest progress. These are not the coilovers I am going to use just an old set a friend lent me for mock up. Think I am going to use Viking double adjustable.
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Thanks man! I have some 1 5/8 around here that I can use.
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Bluex what is the diameter of that cross bar between your two spring purchases? I need to put something between where I am going to mount my upper coilover mounts. I have some 11 gage 1 5/8 DOM or some 1/8 wall 2.5 inch square tube not really sure which would do the better job.
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Here is a picture of mine before I tore it all apart
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    very nice! the cross member looks to be mounted very similar. so far I have no drive shaft clearance issues issues at full up or down. I do think I may have a very small clearance issue with the cab. we will see when I get it back on Very funny, I have the very same camaro wheels on my truck...
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Made some notches cut the frame and fitted them. Need to start welding up tomorrow. Should give me another inch or so of travel.
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    looks like it hangs down a bit lower than mine. I went with what I had. I can not raise the brackets any higher because the arms will hit the frame at full compression. I measured the angle on a couple stk trucks and it was about 3.5 degrees, and mine is 5 at ride height. should be in the ball...
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Yea I have read that before. Two things in it are causing me confusion. It is LS swapped and I have know idea where the center of gravity is. Best guess would be the cam shaft. The second is the two intersecting lines of the 4 link. With truck bars you do not have that upper link position to set...
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    Coil Spring and Truck Bars for a Square Body

    Been working on adding some truck bars and coil spring rear suspension to my 1980 square body. in an effort to get a better ride and hopefully some better handling I took an old 72 rear end and suspension and adapted it to my square body. I have not been able to find much information out there...
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    85 C10 Fan help

    if you are maintaining the same temp at idle and speed it is not fans or shroud. It is more likely something that is not affected by air flow more like gauge thermostat, blockage, ect
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    99 -06 GMT 800 NBS seats in a Square Body C10

    Not as much as the bench Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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    99 -06 GMT 800 NBS seats in a Square Body C10

    Seat cushion to wheel is the same. Seat height is the same as original. Seat back to wheel feels just a little closer. It all feels like it is in the proper location though. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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    99 -06 GMT 800 NBS seats in a Square Body C10

    In general I think the sliders on the NBS seats work better than the old bench seat sliders, but it does work as well or better than the bench seat that was originally there. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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    99 -06 GMT 800 NBS seats in a Square Body C10

    They are nice. Little firmer and hold you in the seat better. They are so much more comfortable the truck feels like it rides better, but it could be that they are just not 40 years old. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk
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    99 -06 GMT 800 NBS seats in a Square Body C10

    one of things I left out was that I had to build a little L bracket out of angle iron for the right slider. also had to cut a couple inches off the bottom of the plastic trim to get it to fit properly.

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