Buddy White wrote:Oh and those are dodge 20" spares. I want to make this truck the "parts runner" for my other projects so I'm gonna keep the outside old looking but the inside is all getting redone.
Looks good with the steelies!!
Is the front bagged?
I'll be getting some of those dodge 20's for the bagged rolloing chasiss that im building in hopes to sell it once it's done.
The truck is not currently bagged but it will be. I have all of the parts I am just waiting to get back to the states to get it done. Its all just laid out right now. Not drivable.
The dreams beams are laying on the frame (notched through the xmember). I really really want to go lower but keep this lug pattern and cost down. I love the look of these wheels too. Will look great as a parts getter!
Great parts getter!!
What size tire is on there?
And how tall are they?
Man that 69 really makes me want to run those dodge wheels again. My truck had them on it when i bought it but the tires were too wide for the back and i ended up having a blow out. Luckly i was a couple blocks away from my house.
mike68merc wrote:I like that. I've never seen anyone get that low with Beams! ...I know they're dropped beams, but man that's in the weeds. Good job. I've been away for a while, so I probably missed any new lowering tricks that may have been discovered....but hey, well done.
I know the front X-member really hangs low so I bet you had to notch the snot out of it to get that far down. I'd like to see how you did it. Is there a write up on it somewhere here yet? I bet there's others who'd like to see a way to slam their truck & still keep their Beams. How does it ride like this?
I have not been able to drive it yet. Too cold to finish it right now.
As far as the notching, the xmember was just cut around where the beam would go up! I will post more pictures when I have the time to add them to a computer.
I thought I would jump in with a picture of one of my trucks. Some of you that have been on the forum will probably remember the truck, I got it from a member of the forum (Smokeybear) the truck is seating on a full Mercury Marquis frame along with the 4.6 motor and all the Marquis power train. This is a old picture Smokey make but the only thing that has changed is the grill is back on.
Randle wrote:I thought I would jump in with a picture of one of my trucks. Some of you that have been on the forum will probably remember the truck, I got it from a member of the forum (Smokeybear) the truck is seating on a full Mercury Marquis frame along with the 4.6 motor and all the Marquis power train. This is a old picture Smokey make but the only thing that has changed is the grill is back on.
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I thought he sold the truck? That is also one of my favorite trucks on here.
We need more pics if he still has it.
dreams beams and notched x-member. Thats a low as it can go in the front for now. I wanna go lower but keep this lug pattern.
Ideas?
I have been wanting a set of those 20 inch dodge wheels ever since i saw them. When i saw your truck with them i had to start looking for a set again and scored a set on ebay for 190.00. THey use to be 100 buck just for one. Mine will be here this week i just need to finish my truck.
Smokey sold me the truck about 3 or 4 years ago. He had already done a lot of work on it but it still needs alot, but should make a pretty nice truck. After I bought it, I had to stop working on both of my trucks because of sickness in the family, but I'm ready to get back into it.
Randle wrote:Smokey sold me the truck about 3 or 4 years ago. He had already done a lot of work on it but it still needs alot, but should make a pretty nice truck. After I bought it, I had to stop working on both of my trucks because of sickness in the family, but I'm ready to get back into it.
dreams beams and notched x-member. Thats a low as it can go in the front for now. I wanna go lower but keep this lug pattern.
Ideas?
I have been wanting a set of those 20 inch dodge wheels ever since i saw them. When i saw your truck with them i had to start looking for a set again and scored a set on ebay for 190.00. THey use to be 100 buck just for one. Mine will be here this week i just need to finish my truck.
I'd like to see how you did it. Is there a write up on it somewhere here yet? I bet there's others who'd like to see a way to slam their truck & still keep their Beams.
How does it ride like this?
