Shane,

JMHO...If you have over 10K on the 99-00 shocks, more than likely they have outlived their useful life. 01+ Bilsteins are MUCH better.

Perhaps its just the Chicago-land salt wreaking havoc on the undercarriage.

Bob

 

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thanks for the heads up.

 

are the bars in the right spot? I measured 6 inches back from the axle... they look about right? they drive fine, no vibration and I can already tell they are on there. a lot less wheel hop, even on f1's. thanks, Shane

 

Hey Shane....

I'm really interested in what you end up running in the 1/4 mile. That is when you make it up there. We pretty much have the same setup. But, I will have 3.73's installed here pretty soon. So are trucks won't be exactlly the same. But close. I have to figure out what I'm gonna do about traction though..... I might just do what you ended up doing. Truck Tracs. Who know's?????

 

I love the truck tracks... my friend has the johnny Lightning bars, are they rancho? whatever they are, he says they are real nice.
Whatever ya do, I say it's better than nothing. But there are some that are better than others, I just got these truck tracks for like $150 in the classifieds so I snatched em up.... Ill let ya know how I do man, later, Shane

 

how much did you pay for your rims? I love them

 

Would you believe 1079 shipped? Yes it is true.... I can hook you up with the guy that sold them to me. It's legit.

The SVT center's were a tough find.

Hey, when you ran the 12.6, what were your mods at that time?

 

everything you see in the sig got me 12.64. I havent added anything to my profile because I wanted to keep it clear. I have added an upper, slicks, traction bars and single blade. I just havent ran with them yet, so I dont want to post 12.60 with my current mods.. But I had 4# lower, valve body, exhaust, chip and filter and I ran 12.64. thanks, Shane

 

yeah if you can hook me up with the info on the rims. I'll talk to him. I want the svt center caps for sure. no lightning bolts or anything replica. Did you then sell your stock rims? if so how much can I get for them $300-$400? Shanezam203@hotmail.com I have a few more questions for ya if ya gota sec. of shanezam203 on aol. Thanks, Shane

 

I'm surprised how rusty your undercarriage is? My 2001 with 30,000 miles doesn't look anything like that -salted roads? Or do you keep your truck outside all the time? Just seems like a lot of surface rust.

Anyway, I finally installed my Cal-Traks last night...as far as traction bars go, I don't see how a slapper could be better than these. Especially with LFP's quiet kit. I have 22's so I can't compare to F1's but it really hooks up, stays straight and launches much better than before.

The Hotchkis rear springs are crazy...only 2 leafs.

 

yeah I live in chicago AND drove it a little last year in the snow. I tried to store it, but that didnt last long at all. Also I do leave it outside overnight. Don't have room in the garage for me. I dont mind how it really looks under there, I just care about how the outside of the truck looks. outside doesn't look bad.
Thanks, Shane