Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
haha thanks for lettin me know
i got the sky mfg crossover, the arm is beefy as heck, but their shipping sucks. i got my crossover 2.5 weeks later
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1980 gmc.. build thread.. im back.. post 438. :/
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i got the sky mfg crossover, the arm is beefy as heck, but their shipping sucks. i got my crossover 2.5 weeks laterchevyridinhigh79
1/2 ton status
geez, did you order a kit or just the arm? also does it have the cap with the grease fitting built into the top of it?
73redblaze
1/2 ton status
super clean man
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
yes it has the grease fitting on top of the arm, and no lift kit, sky mfg are known for slow shipping.
chevyridinhigh79
1/2 ton status
i meant a crossover kit, not a lift kit
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
hah yes i got the complete crossover kit from them.
chevyridinhigh79
1/2 ton status
have you had any problems with yours? i was thinking about doing that with a rock rod and the sky mfg kit, but i wasn't sure the stock knuckles would hold up espicially if i added hydro assist
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
mine turns out to be great, i just need the bolt on brace, crossover adds more stress to the steering frame. already have the bolt on brace. just havent installed it yet. your stock knuckle on the D60 will be good, 95 percent of the time i seen the knuckle break is from hard core wheeling, But if ur 77 is gonna be a tow rig, light trail rig, u will be fine. i am getting a hydro assist too if i keep the truck. hydro relieves the stress on the steering frame area too. which is why theres alot of full time off road truck gets full hydro, when street legal is assist.
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
thanks man! wish it was a better looking truck tho. too many different colors.
chevyridinhigh79
1/2 ton status
thanks man! wish it was a better looking truck tho. too many different colors.
haha mines the same way. maybe we could start a club.. longbed 73-80 chevys and gmcs that are too many different colors
i might just wait till i get all the money together and pull the axle out and redo it. dedenbear racing knuckles, 35 spline axles with ctm joints, drive flanges maybe, more gearing, aftermarket diff cover, 1350 pinion yoke, sky mfg crossover steering, rockstomper rock rod, west texas offroad redneck ram hydro assist... and the list goes on and on. of course i have to do the 14BFF to match then
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
u got that right.
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
update pic of 80 gmc
wow what happened?
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
future plow/work truck, 10 b axle going in. lowering it.
So it went from half-ton to 1-ton, now back to half-ton? Oh well gotta do what ya gotta do...
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
nope. going 3/4 ton. i got another d60 but its overkill for what im doing with it. i may aswell scrap the truck, my dad wants it for himself for plowing.. i lost interest in off roading. if i ever build another truck its gonna be a k5 since i have a family now.
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
well im slowing putting together my truck *again* i never got around to get rid of it, love it too much to get rid of it, so i got a d44 from a member here, 4 inch lift springs. now takin apart my wrecker truck to put the plow, etc on the 80 gmc. so yep im slowing bring her back to life.
as of now it has a stock 350. sold the 355. same built t350 transmission, np205. 14ff rear, d44 front, 410 gears.
i never got around to get rid of it, love it too much to get rid of it, so i got a d44 from a member here, 4 inch lift springs. now takin apart my wrecker truck to put the plow, etc on the 80 gmc. so yep im slowing bring her back to life. as of now it has a stock 350. sold the 355. same built t350 transmission, np205. 14ff rear, d44 front, 410 gears.
i thought that 1st pic was your '80 and I was like oh no!!!
Good to see it back together!
