Yea I measured today, 5/6 will leave me with about 3.5" of ground clearance at the skid plate and about 2" of clearance between my axle and frame. Only thing I'm concerned about is collecting roadkill. Lol.
JCmopars Daily'd First Gen
Figured I'd contain my whoring to one thread.
Tis my daily, so progress is slow. It's a 91, 2.5 4cyl, 5 speed. Had 102k miles on it when I bought it last summer for $1200, it's up to 111k now, still running great.
The day I bought it
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First thing I did was rip off the purple tint and went 5% on the rear glass 20% on the sides. Bought clear H-4 headlights and bumper lights, and bought some 17" Soft 8s.
Here's how it sits now, rims are 17x8 245/40 front, 17x9 275/40 rear with 0 offset.
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I've been debating on how low I wanna go, I did some measuring today and a 5/6 seems about right. I bought some 3" blocks this weekend to level it out some for now. But here's a quick chop I did for some motivation.
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Tis my daily, so progress is slow. It's a 91, 2.5 4cyl, 5 speed. Had 102k miles on it when I bought it last summer for $1200, it's up to 111k now, still running great.
The day I bought it
First thing I did was rip off the purple tint and went 5% on the rear glass 20% on the sides. Bought clear H-4 headlights and bumper lights, and bought some 17" Soft 8s.
Here's how it sits now, rims are 17x8 245/40 front, 17x9 275/40 rear with 0 offset.
I've been debating on how low I wanna go, I did some measuring today and a 5/6 seems about right. I bought some 3" blocks this weekend to level it out some for now. But here's a quick chop I did for some motivation.
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I gave that bitch 2 more inches in the rear
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Bitches love 2 more inches in the rear.
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Bitches love 2 more inches in the rear.
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Thanks doods. Yeah, it still sits too high for my liking. :haha:
I went down to the lake and took some pics, prolly woulda came out better if I would have cleaned it up some more and if I had an actual camera.
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I went down to the lake and took some pics, prolly woulda came out better if I would have cleaned it up some more and if I had an actual camera.
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Thanks guys! Yea I wanna go 5/5 or 5/6, but I have some stuff I gotta do first. It needs a new exhaust manifold so while I'm at it I'm gonna do a complete new exhaust dumped before the axle and replace all of the hangers (being held up with coat hangers ftl 
). I also need to replace all of the weatherstripping so I can start on the interior. I want to replace the rubber floor mat with carpet and I may switch to buckets and a console, I haven't decided yet. I'm plan on running some 6.5" components in the doors and 5.25"s in the cab corners, but I cant mount an amp behind the seat til I stop the water from leaking in through the back glass. So rubbers will be my next purchase most likely.
). I also need to replace all of the weatherstripping so I can start on the interior. I want to replace the rubber floor mat with carpet and I may switch to buckets and a console, I haven't decided yet. I'm plan on running some 6.5" components in the doors and 5.25"s in the cab corners, but I cant mount an amp behind the seat til I stop the water from leaking in through the back glass. So rubbers will be my next purchase most likely.
Well I gots some components. 6.5" alpine type-r.
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Got em hooked up to the head unit for now until I get the amp and the 5.25"s for the rear.
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Been playing with tweeter placement, I think they're gonna end up right about where they are in the pic. I need to finish modifying the door panels to fit the speakers, sound deaden the door and figure out something for a moisture barrier. I want some thick mil plastic but I dont want to buy a whole roll of it, so someone suggested I use small pond liner since I can get it in smaller quantities and its thick. I may go that route, unless yous gais has any other ideas???
Got em hooked up to the head unit for now until I get the amp and the 5.25"s for the rear.
Been playing with tweeter placement, I think they're gonna end up right about where they are in the pic. I need to finish modifying the door panels to fit the speakers, sound deaden the door and figure out something for a moisture barrier. I want some thick mil plastic but I dont want to buy a whole roll of it, so someone suggested I use small pond liner since I can get it in smaller quantities and its thick. I may go that route, unless yous gais has any other ideas???
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Everything seems alright, just a bent valve. Gonna drop the head off at the machine shop next week for a full valve job, new guides, seats, and whatever else they find wrong. I'm also getting all new lifters, and a new exhaust manifold (may weld this one up for the time being.) And I'll probably go ahead and change the coil since its alot easier to get at without the intake in the way.
Also, last week I started on my door panels, sorta. Cut off the storage pockets and made a template. Just need to transfer it to wood, wrap it and attach it to the door panel.
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Woot.
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He said he had to cut the valve to get it out because it was so bent. Hope to have it back together this weekend.
He said he had to cut the valve to get it out because it was so bent. Hope to have it back together this weekend.
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Woot! She's up and running. Still has a slight miss. Gonna do a cap and rotor soon. Plus an oil change on tuesday and top off my diff since its been leaking from the pinion. But other than that I'm just gonna be saving up for future truck stuffs.
*filthy truck pic
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*filthy truck pic
Had some spare LEDs laying around so I tossed em in. I plan on going with all red tho, so these will end up coming back out shortly. Also fixed a broke vacuum line on the HVAC controls.
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Got tired of rolling without door panels, so I mounted my tweeters and threw them on. I'll have to pull them back off soon so i can finish the bottom section and sound deaden the door, and make my moisture barriers. Procrastinating like a bauss.
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Nah I've never been a fan of the digital gauges in these trucks.
Shitty update:
Swapped out the iron 3" angled blocks for some JTR 2" billets with setback plates. So it's lifted 5/8" but since my rear tires are an inch taller there was less fender gap in the rear with the 3" blocks, now it looks even all the way around. Now I can swap in some 3" springs front and rear and it'll be at 5/5.5"ish. Debating on coilovers too, just don't know if I wanna drop that much coin. We'll see.
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Unlevel ground.
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Shitty update:
Swapped out the iron 3" angled blocks for some JTR 2" billets with setback plates. So it's lifted 5/8" but since my rear tires are an inch taller there was less fender gap in the rear with the 3" blocks, now it looks even all the way around. Now I can swap in some 3" springs front and rear and it'll be at 5/5.5"ish. Debating on coilovers too, just don't know if I wanna drop that much coin. We'll see.
Unlevel ground.
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Buffed off the oxidation and waxed, then por15'd the rust so it doesn't look like complete ass until I can get some new doors and fenders.
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