Project ~ stock floored on 22s

[AssDragginSdime]

pat you gotta put up some before pics for oldtime sake.. Im talkin like 16s and front bagged with 8 different color body panels.. I cant believe how far this truck has come in such a short time. i remember when it was bone stock. black grrill, lowered like 4" in the back and 2" in the front lol. looked like you were hauling around a load of concrete lol. Im happy for ya man, i cant wait to see it done.. that shits gonna get some major attention this year.

[blazerida88]

dude truck is sick, is it just me or is the wheels on the pass side up higher than the driver side? it may be just where its sittin. is the hood gonna touch when laid out?

[ONELOW10]

dude i freakin love it

[layinbody31]

truck looks freaking awesome bro!

[lowdime96]

Quote: Originally Posted by layinbody31

truck looks freaking awesome bro!

wheels close enough to center for ya?



Thanks for the comments guys it gives me incentive to turn this pile of parts into a vehicle again.

[layinbody31]

wheels are centered nicely, tires fit decently on the rims, rims have a HUGE lip, you got lotsa negative camber, and the wheels are just plain sexy!

[s10on22s]

can i ask what size bags you got in the front?? and does it get enough lift to get the wheels out of the wheel wells to steer??? besides that sick f---ing work looks sweet

[JollyRojer]

bah more updates pat! u doin all this work at ur house?

[lowdime96]

All the work is getting done at my house. I can just barely untuck tire in the front at full lift, but i'm going to try to find some different ball joints or try to mod mine to get a little more. I'm running an re-7 which maxes out the front suspension.

[lowdime96]

Quote: Originally Posted by layinbody31

wheels are centered nicely, tires fit decently on the rims, rims have a HUGE lip, you got lotsa negative camber, and the wheels are just plain sexy!

Thanks man, I was suprised how centered the wheels look sence i didn't move the cab back or anything.The dropndrag guys seem to think its the control arms helping me out.

[BIGGERISBETTER]

is it possible to get away with using stock spindles?

[JollyRojer]

Quote: Originally Posted by BIGGERISBETTER

is it possible to get away with using stock spindles?

i believe its desired so u dont lose those 2" of lift with the drop spindles


btw pat wat controll arms r u running?

[lowdime96]

i'm running sd arms. The thing that sucks about stock spindles is the amount of camber you get. I'm helping finish up my buddy's truck right now, which we are laying out 20's on stock spindles. The amount of camber is insane. We aren't even sure if its going to lay out because the SD arms hit the bottom of the frame 3/4" before laying out. If i wanted to run stock spindles it might be possible, but i would have to run the brake booster under the cab and I would have to notch about 1 1/2" out of the bottom of the frame right where the spring pockets are. I would also probably have to weld the bag cup in and cut a hole in the top of the pocket to run the line through becuase the cup would be too small to fit the fitting and the lines. I also want to try to run a swaybar and it wouldn't be even close to possible w/ stock spindles.

[BIGGERISBETTER]

Ah.. got ya. I had heard its been done but never really heard any results of it. That put things into perspective though.

[genx-treme]

I Agree. I was thinking of running stock spindles with my SD arms but when I test fitted them the camber was re-donk-ulous. Too much for me.

[BIGGERISBETTER]

haha.. re-donk-ulous eh?

[lowdime96]

If anyone can post pics of giant tubs and clutch pedals i would appriciate it. My tub is 3" away from the brake pedal! I have no idea how i'm going to get the clutch to work at all.

[AssDragginSdime]

you might have to move the clutch pedal over.. Or live with it lol.

[DrptS10]

the only thing i can think of is to do it like drps10 did his.
ill tyhrow up a pic in a sec

[lowdime96]

Quote: Originally Posted by AssDragginSdime

you might have to move the clutch pedal over.. Or live with it lol.

if you only knew how big these tubs are man...

[C-LEE]

sick truck indeed

[Draggin97]

Quote: Originally Posted by lowdime96

If anyone can post pics of giant tubs and clutch pedals i would appriciate it. My tub is 3" away from the brake pedal! I have no idea how i'm going to get the clutch to work at all.

you are probably going to have to make a cantilever linkage and put the clutch in the cowl, running perpindicular SP? under the dash or face it towards you and then make the linkage. Or you could put it up as high as you can on the firewall that does not hit the hood, any way you do it you are probably going to have to almost completely make the clutch pedal itself. I have just thought about doing this, the ones i have done were not so extreme. There was some damn good examples in the BD forum not too long ago.

[lowdime96]

yeah my tubs are almost 9" deep and start right where the clutch used to be. My problem is that i just don't see anyway to place the pedal unless it is in front of the tub with almost no throw.

here is a pic w/ the tub tacked in.

[DrptS10]

this isnt drps10's butt its from a truck with 22's

[bnkrpt311]

just find an auto and say fukk it, it seems pretty much impossible to find room for all 3 pedals in there and have them work properly

[drps10]

I'm not running 22's but i made my tub go as far over as I could and to tall. lol. It goes all the way over to where the brake booster bolts up.. you can see below.
My clutch is going parallel (sp) with the cowl. I have not finished it up! it is just a mock up of the idea that I had. I wanted to make sure the lever ratio was right and what not. As far as not having enough throw. The pivot point it a little lower than factory, so it allows the pedal to travel the right distance. If I remember right, the pedal stick out a bit more than the brake, but not by alot. If you wanted to get crazy, You can make the pedal arm the radius of the tub, and when fully pressed down, it hugs the tub completley, that way you will have enough throw and the pedal itself should be level with the break. Hope this helps any. sorry it ain't done to better help you out, but just an idea.




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again... no making fun of shitty layout right now.. not even clost to done

[Wicked Mayhem]

damn.. thats amazing.. awesome front angle pics how all you can see is the lip..

[lowdime96]

here is a list of what i have left to do.... its a long one!

• Driveshaft tunnel
• raise floor for gas tank
• finish firewall and floor
• Clutch
• Brakes
• Wiper cowl
• Setup wiring
• Remove cab
• apply finishing and touches to firewall and underneath cab
• wire tail lights and transmission / exhaust sensors
• install gas tank
• get driveshaft shortened
• Reinstall cab
• install fatmat
• install cab wiring, pedals, and steering column
• Finish frame horns, notch tie rods, trim pockets.
• Setup front shocks
• Check to see if zq8 sway bar will work, if so setup
• Undercoat front half of frame
• paint / get painted – control arms and spindles
•run new air line and assemble front suspension
• Recess radiator into support
• Notch intake manifold
• modify hood to clear intake and tires
• Complete wiring and engine assembly
• Start engine
• rebuild back-half after notches
• fabricate rear lever setup
• install weld-on lower axle tabs
• fabricate rear shock system
• Body drop the bed
• Sheet metal the bed floor
• run air management
• Completely install interior
• fix 1000 problems after first test drive

[bnkrpt311]

so you'll be done by lunch time tomorrow? lol all joking aside, sounds like youve got a pretty good understanding at what ya gotta get done and just dont get ahead of yourself and make a mistake. props once again man

[93dime]

looks good man.... i need to make me one of those long ass lists.... but it would probly just get ridiculously long....

[JollyGreenMini]

Like I said on DropnDrag, your's is the only s10 on 22's i've ever seen that I think looks good. And I can't get over how much I love those wheels!! Do they sell them in 18's or 20's? And do you have a link for them?

[got_u_sick]

Nice list man, alot of that stuff should come together fast once you get into it. Cant wait to see more. Keep it up bro.