got a pic of 3inch lowered slick?

65f100_Thug · Post by **65f100_Thug** » January 9, 2009, 2:21 pm

Just wandering if anyone has a pic of a slick that has been lowered 3 inches so I can see how they look.

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » January 9, 2009, 2:43 pm

I can help you half way. 3" in the front. Stock in the rear.

It's still high enough that a thin guy like myself can get under there without jacks. It's no where near bottoming out on any normal road obstacles.

Post by **Greg D** » January 9, 2009, 3:19 pm

bout 7 - 8" in front with the tire wheel combo, bout 2 - 2 1/2' in the rear but that's all the tires.

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » January 9, 2009, 4:23 pm

lowered 3" in the front and springs flipped in the rear.

charliemccraney · Post by **charliemccraney** » January 9, 2009, 4:35 pm

Hey Greg! What size are your tires?

Macdave06 · Post by **Macdave06** » January 9, 2009, 4:54 pm

azratrod wrote:lowered 3" in the front and springs flipped in the rear.

diggin the color on the wheels. and the white walls just make em look even better.

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » January 9, 2009, 5:01 pm

the wheels arent mine. there a buddies off his mercury. the white walls are mine though. im going to run them on stock ford 15" x 5.5" steel wheels. the truck and bed both have a bad white paint job from the city that owned it before me (city vehicle) im not sure what color the truck is going to be painted. but the wheels will be a accent color to the body

Post by **Greg D** » January 9, 2009, 5:40 pm

225 x 60 x 15 on 7" rims - front
275 x 60 x 15 on 8" rims - rear
American Racing Rodmasters - closest thing to the old Halibrand Slots without spending about $500 a wheel for the reproductions.
Reverse eye mono leafs on the front, I am going to start with pulling 2-3 leaves out of the rear and see where I am at - been to cold to fool with it though. I will keep some rake in it though, pulling the leaves is mostly to soften the ride to be more like the front at first (the monos ride GREAT!) the rear is WAY to stiff by comparison.
I will probably at some point switch to a 73-79 9" rear axle to move the rears out closer to the wheel arch too.

Macdave06 · Post by **Macdave06** » January 9, 2009, 6:01 pm

azratrod wrote:the wheels arent mine. there a buddies off his mercury. the white walls are mine though. im going to run them on stock ford 15" x 5.5" steel wheels. the truck and bed both have a bad white paint job from the city that owned it before me (city vehicle) im not sure what color the truck is going to be painted. but the wheels will be a accent color to the body

The way its set up now looks killer. I've been thinking about doing mine pearl white but a friend of mine is doing his truck pearl white so I dunno.

63BIGWINDOW · Post by **63BIGWINDOW** » January 9, 2009, 7:08 pm

Greg D wrote:225 x 60 x 15 on 7" rims - front
275 x 60 x 15 on 8" rims - rear
American Racing Rodmasters - closest thing to the old Halibrand Slots without spending about $500 a wheel for the reproductions.
Reverse eye mono leafs on the front, I am going to start with pulling 2-3 leaves out of the rear and see where I am at - been to cold to fool with it though. I will keep some rake in it though, pulling the leaves is mostly to soften the ride to be more like the front at first (the monos ride GREAT!) the rear is WAY to stiff by comparison.
I will probably at some point switch to a 73-79 9" rear axle to move the rears out closer to the wheel arch too.

Wheels look good Greg,I like the retro style slots,been considering some for my 67 I think you just convinced me.

Post by **Greg D** » January 9, 2009, 7:21 pm

If you want the Rodmasters - bad news. They have been out of production for about a year, I got the last 2 15x8s in the US in 5 x 5.5 bolt pattern.
American last I knew still made the old Ansen Slots though.

statesblue · Post by **statesblue** » January 9, 2009, 7:42 pm

Nice trucks, but, since were looking at a 3" drop, anybody have pics of one with a Dakota suspension????

65f100_Thug · Post by **65f100_Thug** » January 9, 2009, 8:32 pm

[quote="azratrod"]lowered 3" in the front and springs flipped in the rear.

azrod...by flipped you mean the rearend on top of the springs right?

azratrod · Post by **azratrod** » January 10, 2009, 5:57 am

yeah. the springs are under the axle now. the front was lowered by using a lowered axle by nostalgia sid. by the time the arizona/sw chapter get-together i will have the eyes of all of the spring packs reversed. im also going to remove a few of the leafs. i might raise the rear shackle hangers but that might lower the rear down more then the front. im also working on a type of lowering block that is machined and will fit onto a i beam axle and will mount the springs under the axle. im trying to have it finished this month. stay tuned!

matt2491 · Post by **matt2491** » January 10, 2009, 12:13 pm

texas trux · Post by **texas trux** » January 10, 2009, 5:07 pm

man AZ that is one killer look'n truck realy dig the style, klean and mean.(kudos)

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » January 10, 2009, 5:21 pm

Lenore is about 4", front and back!
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65f100_Thug · Post by **65f100_Thug** » January 10, 2009, 9:05 pm

Matt2491..... thats the look Im after. thats 3 inches?

azratrod...definately staying tuned for that project..take lots of pics.

Alan....that truck looks awesome right up there with Greg D'S

Nice to see these slicks gives me something to aspire to...Thanks guys

Charlie...looks great with the back a little higher gives it that (dont dare me to drag look)

matt2491 · Post by **matt2491** » January 11, 2009, 2:28 pm

Yeah I'm pretty sure its just about 3" lower in the front, and maybe 4-5" out back. The truck looks like it sits level. I wish I just had another couple inches up front to give it a bit of a rake, and then I'd be happy with the stance.

I never took exact measurements, just based it all on what I remember it looking like before (like how much lower the fender came to the edge of the wheel and stuff like that)

I lowered it because I just wanted to take the edge of that tippity-top farm truck stance.

matt2491 · Post by **matt2491** » January 11, 2009, 2:32 pm

Here's another pic:

In case you're wondering, that's the truck's good side!

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