99 hoe build

[Goodinblack]

What did you dip?

Grille and rear Bowtie

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@ Tony. Looks great.

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[slipping]

Some outside shots

 

[NORCAL SS]

Dam that looks good!!!

 

[Goodinblack]

As good as that looks........

need at least 20's............

 

[slipping]

Thanks, I am looking at upping wheel size. Here in the next couple months. Think I'm going with 22s

 

[NORCAL SS]

hey while your add it id do the brakes and rotors. Here is my trucks. You need to do this behind big wheels


Ive been using rustoleum semi gloss black for years. Take off the tires and just get a brush and brush off what you can and then use brake cleaner to clean the rest up. Let it dry up and then use the rustoleum to go over the calipers and rotors. I usually focus on the top edges and lower edges where the brakes dont touch. Don't worry if you get a little paint on the rotor surface. When you drive it will clean right up and will not mess up the brakes.

 

[slipping]

ok cool, thanks. ive been wanting to to the brakes, my drums (as seen in the pics) have that nice surface rust tint to them. Will be my next project for sure. Ive been cleaning up the frame while i had it up for the wheels so i could get all the dirt and grime off so I can respray it in the next few days. Love the way
those wheels look.

 

[NORCAL SS]

Heres a rebuild I did on my dads silverado check it out.
http://www.tbssowners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=41846

 

[slipping]

dude, that rebuild came out really nice! Im not a fan of green at all, but I really like that truck. Great job on it.

Question - It never bothered me before but after I brought the hoe down off the stands, it does sit lower in the back. It has been like that since I dropped it, but maybe because of the black wheels, Im not feeling it anymore. I measure the rear at 27.5" and front at 29". How can I bring that front down some more?

 

[NORCAL SS]

In front are you using 2 inch spindles and 2 inch springs?

 

[slipping]

yes I am

 

[NORCAL SS]

well if you did the front drop springs would get you one more inch in front. Are you using stock shackles in rear still?

 

[slipping]

shackles are forward or aft of the leaf spring? Whatever came in the kit.

 

[NORCAL SS]

well if you did the lifting shackle in rear would lift up about 1 inch in back orrrrr you can cut 3/4 loop in front

 

[slipping]

Aft

Fwd

 

[NORCAL SS]

yeah rear stock shackle. DJm makes a lifting shackle in rear which will lift the truck up about 1 inch if you dont watn to lift the truck up in rear then other option is to cut the front springs or get 3 inch springs.

You could do the lifting shackle in rear and front cut about 1/2 loop

 

[slipping]

Easy to cut spring? Does it take away anything? If I keep rear and lower front, how's that affect when I get 22s? Better to lift rear?

 

[NORCAL SS]

rear wont mater you can stuff a fat tire in rear the front has less fenderwell space.

Id do a 285 45 22 in rear and like a 285 35 22 in front. I have the same combo on my f150 looks good.

 

[slipping]

OK cool

 

[NORCAL SS]

aQuestion your at 27.5 rear and 29 front right now? What size tires??

With a 22x9.5 rear you can do a 285 45 22 no issues in rear

For example here is my truck
285 35 22 front
285 45 22 rear
22x9.5
In front 30 inches from ground to fenderlip and in rear 31.25 (about)

IN this view you can see the 285 45 22 protects the rim and the wheel doesnt really stick out

as for tires here is the 285 35 22 which was on rear before (you can really see how ****** rear brakes look front was just as bad thats why I had to repaint it all)

vs the 285 45 22 put on

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Grille and rear Bowtie

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---------- Post added at 08:17 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:14 AM ----------

@ Tony. Looks great.

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thanks just saw this