so it begins again....2017 LT build

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Out with the old

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After 2.5 hours fighting, I succeed made 2 tiny mistakes but nothing serious thank God!!:chewie:

Gas tank got mil a bit by the hacksaw and with the grinder when removing the weld it went into the frame about an eighth of an inch by about half inch, so I have a light weight frame now :anitoof:

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That free travel mod will make a world of difference. I rode around for a long time before I cut it off and now it rides much better. Would like that upgraded sway bar though. Nice work man.
 
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That free travel mod will make a world of difference. I rode around for a long time before I cut it off and now it rides much better. Would like that upgraded sway bar though. Nice work man.

Thanks, why does it make that much of a difference, doesn't just allow the truck to have Moore travel while going over a bump? What does it do to the regular driving? There maybe something I'm missing lol
 

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Nothing really noticeable to regular driving. Gives the truck more travel over the bumps when it is lowered versus with the OEM bump stop still on the frame. I can still bottom mine out say over a rail road track if I wanted to (I did right after I cut it off just to see how far it would travel, but not since.)

Your everyday driving will just a bit tighter. Lower center of gravity, tighter suspension, better components, less sway. For the almost 3 ton beast, this is a winning combination.
 
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Nothing really noticeable to regular driving. Gives the truck more travel over the bumps when it is lowered versus with the OEM bump stop still on the frame. I can still bottom mine out say over a rail road track if I wanted to (I did right after I cut it off just to see how far it would travel, but not since.)

Your everyday driving will just a bit tighter. Lower center of gravity, tighter suspension, better components, less sway. For the almost 3 ton beast, this is a winning combination.


Sounds good to me, thanks for the input
 

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That looks good man. You might need to cut that bump stop down a little bit.

See mine here. I had to cut 2 of the layers off on mine. And you can see where it has made contact on the frame.

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That looks good man. You might need to cut that bump stop down a little bit.

See mine here. I had to cut 2 of the layers off on mine. And you can see where it has made contact on the frame.

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They are very small yours seems like it was twice the size of this one's but ill keep an eye on it, I have bags too so it shouldn't be bottoming out unless is something massive like trying to catch air like the dukes of hazards lol

Here is one more on clearance

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Man that looks badass!

Just FYI. Here is what my bump stop looked like before I cut off the top 1/4” and another really lower profile option. They have so many if you find that one being a pain/too close to the frame.

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Either way nice work on the drop.
 
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Man that looks badass!

Just FYI. Here is what my bump stop looked like before I cut off the top 1/4” and another really lower profile option. They have so many if you find that one being a pain/too close to the frame.

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Either way nice work on the drop.

Thanks it was a mission but can't believe is almost done lol.
I have to say that the truck looks pretty good even on 20"
 

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