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Old May 27, 2009 | 04:45 PM
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damn that is nice.

i'm not gonna lie, but the first time i saw pics of that truck, it looked kinda cheesy. now it looks real clean.
 
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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i am interested to know how hard that is going to be to cut the tie rod. i notched the bolt holes to the recomended length and still have 1 deg. negative camber with a 3" drop. but that 4/6 is getting me amped up for more drop!
Im gonna notch it a little extra if i have the room too, right now its at -2.5 degree camber. As for the tie rod ends they are pretty easy to do when i did my truck all I did was took the angle grinder to them. Before I cut them I threaded a nut on to clean the threads after it was cut worked like a charm!
 
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Old May 27, 2009 | 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by mmalcolm24
Im gonna notch it a little extra if i have the room too, right now its at -2.5 degree camber. As for the tie rod ends they are pretty easy to do when i did my truck all I did was took the angle grinder to them. Before I cut them I threaded a nut on to clean the threads after it was cut worked like a charm!
when you get it done i would like to know what your camber is at (to clear the 24). anyway i love the look!
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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Dude that truck is sick!!!!! Love it!!!
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by jsvo5695
when you get it done i would like to know what your camber is at (to clear the 24). anyway i love the look!
right now I dont know how much more I will be able to pull out but the wheels is a 30 offset right now my buddy is gonna shave it down for me this winter so they sit in a little bit more.
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 07:25 AM
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mines at 3.3 i think. I didn't notch the control pocket though, i used the adjusting cams. When you cut the tie rod down, you're going to have to cut some off the tie rod end too . It will bottum out before it goes in far enough.

I'm about to re align it again and i'm going to tack weld the cams so they don't move when i'm done.
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 02:29 PM
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mines at 3.3 i think. I didn't notch the control pocket though, i used the adjusting cams. When you cut the tie rod down, you're going to have to cut some off the tie rod end too . It will bottum out before it goes in far enough.

I'm about to re align it again and i'm going to tack weld the cams so they don't move when i'm done.
Good to know man thanks I will remember to do that when i get around to that.
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 09:51 PM
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Take some high resolution pics of this thing so I can make it my background. :o
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 10:04 PM
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I think AZmidget's billet tie down and a black over lay would make it look even better. Ditch the mirrors too
 
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Old May 28, 2009 | 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 1badstx
I think AZmidget's billet tie down and a black over lay would make it look even better. Ditch the mirrors too
Normally I would say ditch the mirrors too (My truck had them), but for some reason with the all blacked out look and stance I think they look right on there. Kind of reminds me of Mad Max.
 
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Old May 29, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 1badstx
I think AZmidget's billet tie down and a black over lay would make it look even better. Ditch the mirrors too
stick with what you got! it looks clean just the way it is! IT"S MURDAAA!!
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 01:16 AM
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The only other thing that is coming are a set of street scene mirrors so she can have power mirrors and all of the textured plastic is getting smoothed and ptm
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 09:00 AM
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The only other thing that is coming are a set of street scene mirrors so she can have power mirrors and all of the textured plastic is getting smoothed and ptm
Do a write up on the mirrors if her truck is like mine and there is no wiring back there.
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 09:47 AM
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'bout time one did something that looked good, I'm not a fan of "blacked out" but it looks good the way it is
 
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Old May 30, 2009 | 11:42 AM
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what kind of grill is that? truck looks great!
 
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