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You can still run chevy springs in the rear. Just not the 63"s. The 53" one will work fine or you can use F 150 rear springs. I started out same way you are and ive learned a ton in the last yr on how to make my rig a better wheeler. If your going for a trail rig with great flex then dont try and get your lift from the springs. Chevy rears and rears up front with a drop front hanger and long shackles will get you up high enough to run 37s. The major downside to 1st gen trucks is the wheel wells are small so tucking ur tires in the front makes it nearly impossible to do with tires bigger then 35"s and even then its gonna rub. So when you do a rears up front(ruf) it will move your front axle forward about 2"s. If you run a custom front hanger then you can move it even more forward. I am around 3-3.5"s forward and I put some 37"s on the front and tucked them ok but I was still rubbing on back of front wheel well. A lot of people cut the fender wells but I love the 1st gen curves to much to hack it up. Heres a link to my build thread. I need to update it some more since ive added more to my truck of late. I just got my yukon 529 gears for the e locker I got a little while back. Plus I got a dual case setup in trade for some labor I did. http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=61015.0
Free truck.. nice! I would take it purple tint and all!
nice score .. looks like your headed in the right direction
thats what i like to hear buddy and some pregnant dogin half doors
i have no idea what that means. but yes, we will build you some half doors. i dont know about impregnating your K9 though.... talk to dustin about that.
Looks like a great start!
can't wait to see how it turns out!lookin like a good start
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