Hello all,
I’ve been looking around like crazy to find an answer for this question. I’ve been told the percentage of up travel to drop or sag should be 50% either way. I wanted to know if I had the option to get an inch or two more droop vs up travel should I?
I’m running leaf springs (56”)...
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I hate to do this but its been 3 years and i'm still not finished. I'm missing the trails. Bad. I've had the blazer for 15 plus years. And its been through a few phases. This current stage is due to my...
My dad traded in his other truck (1970 1/2 ton short box) for this one in 1999 to be his daily driver/work truck (I was about 6 years old). The short box was too small and he needed something more reliable back then. It was bone stock with the factory 6.6L 400 / TH350 and NP203.
My dad later...
I call my truck "The Price Is Right" for a couple of reasons. First off, I traded a friend's father for it. I fixed his wife's Pontiac, he gave me this truck. The second reason is because I am sourcing as much of this build as possible from either junkyards or classifieds or parts trucks, etc. I...
So I've been asked, err harassed to start a build thread on my 91 K5 here. I haven't hung out much here in a while, but maintained a lurker status checking up on my friend you all know as Larry (that nutty guy that put's 8.1 Big Blocks in all his stuff).
That was the original opening line...
Welcome to My "Official" Stepside Restoration Thread and More!
I'm assembling a table of contents so navigating this long build thread can be a lot easier. But first, a little story of my truck:
This truck is my first vehicle and I've had it since February of '05 before I even had my...