Greaser2 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2019 28 minutes ago, Primerdimer said: Do you know if this is a stock bench or out of something else? Something else. No idea what however. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted September 4, 2019 Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 On 6/15/2019 at 9:24 AM, Greaser2 said: Got my front smoothies in finally and mocking up. Fits fine. Thinking trim rings? Also taller tire as the gap is 1.75” now? What do you guys think. US steel smoothie 510 series 16x8. Tires are just for mock up but they are 205/50 Maybe it's just me, but the wheel placement looks kind of outdated. It could be moved forward an inch or so to give a more aggressive look. 1 Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted September 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2019 Can’t disagree. These are 1950’s style smoothies. The tire was a mock tire and the tires I’m actually going to go with will be a bit taller and should change the look some. Also, the black on black is visually odd. If trim rings don’t change the look then I will likely change the wheel color to a grey or green. Got it a call that my last two rims are finally in. Will go get them Friday. 2 Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted September 5, 2019 Report Share Posted September 5, 2019 Yeah I do t think any tire is going to solve that except for maybe white walls. Black wheels with a fat black tire just mold into each other making it look like one big tire. 2 Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted September 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2019 Finally got all the wheel in so I put on these front disks. Kit is from silvermine motors. braking is much better. 3 Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 After 4 months finally got new wheels and tires done. Went to 4 inch blocks on rear. 4 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Sits nice. Can never go wrong with the hub caps. Did you raise the center carrier bearing to compensate for drive shaft angle from lowering? 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Truck looks great! Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 29 minutes ago, datzenmike said: Sits nice. Can never go wrong with the hub caps. Did you raise the center carrier bearing to compensate for drive shaft angle from lowering? I did not, the angle looks ok to me. Anyone feel I will have issues? The carrier seems to be in great shape so didn’t want to jack with it. When I pull the engine and trans I can take another look. I may want to go with a 5 speed if I can find one and would expect some drive shaft mods. Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 6 minutes ago, Charlie69 said: Truck looks great! Thanks. Not positive why my doors are a shade darker then the body but will fix when I paint the engine bay. Next project is reupholstering the interior. Here’s a peak at the materials. 2 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Looks great. How much was the brake kit? 1 Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 13 minutes ago, banzai510(hainz) said: Looks great. How much was the brake kit? $700 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Greaser2 said: I did not, the angle looks ok to me. Anyone feel I will have issues? The carrier seems to be in great shape so didn’t want to jack with it. When I pull the engine and trans I can take another look. I may want to go with a 5 speed if I can find one and would expect some drive shaft mods. U joints have to speed up and slow down when turning around a bend so two are used that are 1800 to each other. The one accelerating cancels out the one decelerating. But only if the angles are equal. Note left side is constant speed but right has to speed up and slow down. Probably not able to see the change. Usually 1" spacer under the carrier for every 2" of drop... but this is just 'close enough'. Best way is a drive line level gauge. Borrow one. Angle in equals angle out. Measure with truck sitting on ground and if picky, a full tank and someone in the driver's seat. Measure the front and rear drive shaft angles and compute the angle at the front U joint. Now measure the drive shaft and differential angle and work out that bend angle. They must equal each other or vibration will be the result. Two bolts to remove the strap that holds the carrier rubber doughnut. Place spacers between it and the frame to raise it and re check both angles. When the middle and differential angles are equal, make something more elaborate, drill holes and get longer bolts. The transmission and middle U joint are in a straight line so raising one end will produce equal angles on the front drive shaft. Some drop blocks have a built in wedge to tilt the differential, but again this is someone else's idea of what should work. 4 Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Cool thanks, when I get to the trans I will check all this out. Can’t feel any issues as yet. If I go with a 5 speed which I anticipate will be longer can I go to a single drive shaft or will there be clearance issues? 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 6, 2019 Report Share Posted October 6, 2019 Hard to tell, but being lower effectively raises the differential relative to the cross member the carrier bearing is bolted to. Less chance of hitting it with the driveshaft on a bounce. Even if you do go to a one piece, the driveshaft angles must be addressed and corrected. On my car, I lowered and went to a longer 5 speed. I didn't notice the rumble and vibration till it was gone!!! What a difference! 1 Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted November 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Anyone have a fan switch knob. Or better yet, what are you replacing your pull knobs with. Just a matter of time before they break. 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 What's wrong with that one or is it just a photo of the one you need that you found a photo of? 1 Quote Link to comment
gdat210 Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 11:30 AM, Stoffregen Motorsports said: Maybe it's just me, but the wheel placement looks kind of outdated. It could be moved forward an inch or so to give a more aggressive look. I personally like it & the black on black. 1 Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 A dude made some a little while back but limited run of them. But i think thisismatt bought 2 sets and he doesn't use anything he buys so maybe you can get a set off him? 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted November 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 30 minutes ago, wayno said: What's wrong with that one or is it just a photo of the one you need that you found a photo of? The back side behind the set screw blew out. 1 Quote Link to comment
d.p Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 4 minutes ago, Greaser2 said: The back side behind the set screw blew out. Happens to all of them. 1 Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted November 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 8 minutes ago, d.p said: Happens to all of them. Yep, looked around at billets but they don’t have symbols or markings to tell you what they do. 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 The odds are any knob that is sent to you is going to have cracks there if one looks close. The screw holding it on should be on the bottom, you cannot see it when sitting in the seat. 1 Quote Link to comment
mainer311 Posted November 12, 2019 Report Share Posted November 12, 2019 Dude, you got a lime green ZL1? 1 Quote Link to comment
Greaser2 Posted November 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2019 3 hours ago, mainer311 said: Dude, you got a lime green ZL1? Krypton Green 1 Quote Link to comment
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