Bout' time for an updated Crew Cab pics thread!!

[dremu]

Well, if everybody else is doing it ... I may as well keep my pic whore count up...

My stealth dually.

-- A

 

[DavidB]

Dude,, not to be rude, but somebody just kill this thread and add on = link to the old one. That way all the crew cab stuff is in one place.

 

[Xtremjeepn]

A) The old CC pic thread is getting harder and harder to find becasue it is so old.


B) New threads are what keep a forum interesting. Not everyone will post to an old thread.They only want to be involved in current stuff.

C) Many of the pic links on this site and/or their posters are gone. So some pictures are just red X and you can't ask questions on a truck because the user had gotten bored and no longer comes here.

 

[DavidB]

A)One new post is all it takes for a thread not to be old. Age really has no effect on findability. Search.

B) Nothing is new under the sun. There is a good chance someone has done it before, and a smart person will find it before diving in.


C) I don't think so.


All info on a particular subject should be linked. I'll do it myself.

While we're at it...anyone got any crew cab stepsides or pix? My favorite.


http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=175774

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147616

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191019

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=226502&page=3&highlight=hummer

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173662&page=2

A) The old CC pic thread is getting harder and harder to find becasue it is so old.


B) New threads are what keep a forum interesting. Not everyone will post to an old thread.They only want to be involved in current stuff.

C) Many of the pic links on this site and/or their posters are gone. So some pictures are just red X and you can't ask questions on a truck because the user had gotten bored and no longer comes here.

 

[Blazr77400]

Here is a picture of Mine, will be tearing it down in the next couple weeks to do the lift, steering, and wheels and tires.

It used to be a Longbed, dually, flatbed. Had running boards, and a visor. It looked like an old man truck(bought it from my dad ).

 

[Blazr77400]

Here it is when I got it.

 

[howdiy]

 

[DavidB]

That's pretty much the coolest crew ever. Just needs lowered and the fenders opened. And all the same color.

 

[howdiy]

I'd like it all red and keep the fenders. Too nice to wheel.

 

[Randy92782]

i like the way the phantom grilles look. maybe i'll get one for my stepside

 

[DavidB]

I'd like it all red and keep the fenders. Too nice to wheel.

A 40-some inch tire with a 30-some inch fender above it that it obviously can't fit into is painfully obviously non-functional, too high, and impractical. I'd trim them open nicely unless i was gonna wheel it.

 

[boz42]

A 40-some inch tire with a 30-some inch fender above it that it obviously can't fit into is painfully obviously non-functional, too high, and impractical. I'd trim them open nicely unless i was gonna wheel it.

If you aren't going to wheel it, it would not need to be functional. I am sure it would drive on the street as is w/ no issue.

 

[DavidB]

If you aren't going to wheel it, it would not need to be functional. I am sure it would drive on the street as is w/ no issue.

Being non functional doesn't look right, regardless of whether it "needs" to function or not. A truck sitting down on it's tires with the fenders fitting them looks way better. Take desert racing trucks for example. Some 'glass fenders would be awesome on that, like the black prerunner crew I posted. It's not the '80s anymore, and "monster" trucks never really were cool anyway. The truck would be borderline useless because no one is gonna wanna jump up in it. 3"+ body lifts are stupid, and that much suspension lift is gonna kill your driveshaft angles.

Do it right and cut/flare the fenders.

 

[boz42]

Being non functional doesn't look right, regardless of whether it "needs" to function or not. A truck sitting down on it's tires with the fenders fitting them looks way better. Take desert racing trucks for example. Some 'glass fneders would be awesome on that, like the black prerunner crew I posted towards the end of my build thread. It's not the '80s anymore, and "monster" trucks never really were cool anyway. The truck would be borderline useless because no one is gonna wanna jump up in it. 3"+ body lifts are stupid, and that much suspension lift is gonna kill your driveshaft angles.

Do it right and cut/flare the fenders.

I am not debating what you like, I am pionting out some people like that look. Not everyone likes to drive a chopped up beater.

 

[DavidB]

I am not debating what you like, I am pionting out some people like that look. Not everyone likes to drive a chopped up beater.

I guess you missed the part where I said it could be done with 'glass or done nicely by a pro body man.

Building a truck with 10-12" of suspension and 6" of body lift is just as hack as chopping fenders with a sawzall, except hacking fenders is OK for a beater that doesn't matter.

Excessive lift never works right, and never looks right, at least in my opinion.

If you like the look, fine.

 

[fordeater]

I guess you missed the part where I said it could be done with 'glass or done nicely by a pro body man.

Building a truck with 10-12" of suspension and 6" of body lift is just as hack as chopping fenders with a sawzall, except hacking fenders is OK for a beater that doesn't matter.

Excessive lift never works right, and never looks right, at least in my opinion.

If you like the look, fine.

I don't think he missed the point, he liked the way it looks. You are missing the point that not everybody has to cut up a rig to make it 100% functional

 

[DavidB]

I don't think he missed the point, he liked the way it looks. You are missing the point that not everybody has to cut up a rig to make it 100% functional

I understand that he and others may like the look. My point is that it can sit lower on big tires and not be hacked...and be more functional.

Furthermore, if you don't cut the fenders and you lift it to the sky like that, it's nowhere near 100% functional. Let's see you throw a bag of concrete in the back of that thing, or try to tow with it.

Call it cool-looking if you like, but you can't call it functional.

Give me some time (after finish hacking my K5) and I'll build one of my crews and show you guys what I mean.

 

[boz42]

I guess you missed the part where I said it could be done with 'glass or done nicely by a pro body man.

Building a truck with 10-12" of suspension and 6" of body lift is just as hack as chopping fenders with a sawzall, except hacking fenders is OK for a beater that doesn't matter.

Excessive lift never works right, and never looks right, at least in my opinion.

If you like the look, fine.

Did you edit your post because the pics were not in it the first time I looked at it?



I missed the part about a pro body man, read it again & missed it the second time too.

Fiberglass body panels rarely fit right.


I agree 6" body lifts & 12" suspension lifts might not be ideal. That much body lift is unsafe for sure. Superlift sells a 12" lift & if I was in the market I would consider it to be engineered safely.

I never said I liked or disliked the large lift look, I just wanted to piont out that most people (in general) do not wheel or tow or haul anything w/ there lifted trucks. they drive up & down the road w/ no problems. So from thier standpoint they are purfectly functional.

 

[fordeater]

I guess that is what seperates the mall crawlers from the extreme 4x4 people. I myself don't see any crew cab as being a fully functional offroading rig just because of the size, but thats my opinion

 

[DavidB]

I missed the part about a pro body man, read it again & missed it the second time too.

Fiberglass body panels rarely fit right.


I agree 6" body lifts & 12" suspension lifts might not be ideal. That much body lift is unsafe for sure. Superlift sells a 12" lift & if I was in the market I would consider it to be engineered safely.

I never said I liked or disliked the large lift look, I just wanted to piont out that most people (in general) do not wheel or tow or haul anything w/ there lifted trucks. they drive up & down the road w/ no problems. So from thier standpoint they are purfectly functional.

Agreed. I don't know if I'd run 12" under any circustances though. Maybe with wide rockwells for stability and weight down low.