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Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: BulletBob] #1432232 05/09/13 09:58 PM 05/09/13 09:58 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois 72d100 master
72d100 master Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois	Quote: Spindles are $238 shipped to the door Perches & u bolts another $65 Tie rod ends & sleeves are $60 Offset upper bushings are $45 Welding perches $75 Alignment $100 I lowered mine & rebuilt the brakes everything new as well all the suspension for less than $800 dumb question but why 2 sets of perches?

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: 72d100] #1432233 05/09/13 10:15 PM 05/09/13 10:15 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA B BulletBob master
BulletBob master B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA	Welding perches=labor to weld them

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: BulletBob] #1432234 05/09/13 10:16 PM 05/09/13 10:16 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois 72d100 master
72d100 master Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois	Quote: Welding perches=labor to weld them okay my bad

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: BulletBob] #1432235 05/09/13 11:19 PM 05/09/13 11:19 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 22 houston, tx D d100clubcab member
d100clubcab member D Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 22 houston, tx	Quote: Spindles are $238 shipped to the door Perches & u bolts another $65 Tie rod ends & sleeves are $60 Offset upper bushings are $45 Welding perches $75 Alignment $100 I lowered mine & rebuilt the brakes everything new as well all the suspension for less than $800 I know $870 is not $1,000 but in my mind it might as well be (when I'ms spending it NOT receiving it) and your list includes things i totally forgot about like alignment and new bushings. i just replaced every single front end bushing in my front end 3 months ago! lowering requires different tie rods and UCA bushings? (i still have to read up on this some more) but today my front brakes started squealing and my rear cylinders are leaking so i need a complete brake system luckily rockauto has a lot of brake components on closeout right now so maybe i can get a complete system (rotors, drums, pads, shoes, etc) for under $300

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: d100clubcab] #1432236 05/10/13 01:18 AM 05/10/13 01:18 AM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA B BulletBob master
BulletBob master B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA	Here's what I got for cheap Van Lca's Stock springs Rear flip Offset tire sizes 7700043-SAM_3351.JPG (625 downloads)

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: BulletBob] #1432237 05/10/13 08:10 AM 05/10/13 08:10 AM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 22 houston, tx D d100clubcab member
d100clubcab member D Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 22 houston, tx	Quote: Here's what I got for cheap Van Lca's Stock springs Rear flip Offset tire sizes I likes that Bob!!! That's something I can do without thinking about it I already have brand new stock springs Rear flip is FREE (or maybe a few new grade 8 bolts) right? van LCA are going for what in junk yards these days? can you give me your tire/wheel sizes? I don't want to scrub my frame every few blocks

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: d100clubcab] #1432238 05/10/13 09:50 AM 05/10/13 09:50 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 271 Dearborn, Michigan J jstollfu OP enthusiast
jstollfu OP enthusiast J Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 271 Dearborn, Michigan	The Dakota Dropped spindles also require different rotors due to bearing size differences, different outer tie rod ends, and different adjusting sleeves. The upper control arm bushing do not need to be replaced unless the offset bushing are needed for alignment. I did not use the off set upper control arm bushings on mine, with the Dakota spindles the alignment came into spec fine. \ Too expensive? You need a different hobby then..

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: jstollfu] #1432239 05/10/13 10:27 AM 05/10/13 10:27 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa 76dodgeboy master
76dodgeboy master Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa	Quote: The Dakota Dropped spindles also require different rotors due to bearing size differences, different outer tie rod ends, and different adjusting sleeves. The upper control arm bushing do not need to be replaced unless the offset bushing are needed for alignment. I did not use the off set upper control arm bushings on mine, with the Dakota spindles the alignment came into spec fine. \ Too expensive? You need a different hobby then.. Bearings are the same as the fullsize. you can use your rotors

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: jstollfu] #1432240 05/10/13 10:42 AM 05/10/13 10:42 AM
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,870 S.E. South Dakota ! bigdad Still Posting A Lot
bigdad Still Posting A Lot Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 34,870 S.E. South Dakota !	Quote: How it sits now. Looks great I'm going to drop my 89 I try to keep all this info straight but, everyone seems to have different opinions then My mind gets cluttered I want to change the bolt pattern to 4 1/2 too

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: 76dodgeboy] #1432241 05/10/13 11:57 AM 05/10/13 11:57 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 271 Dearborn, Michigan J jstollfu OP enthusiast
jstollfu OP enthusiast J Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 271 Dearborn, Michigan	No, that is an INCORRECT STATEMENT in my application, a 76 D100, I had to change the rotors due to the rear bearing. (The big one) being a different size. I wanted to keep my 5 on 4.5 bolt circle. Possibley different on other applications.

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: jstollfu] #1432242 05/10/13 01:29 PM 05/10/13 01:29 PM
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 22 houston, tx D d100clubcab member
d100clubcab member D Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 22 houston, tx	just got caught in flash floods here in houston waves going over the top of my hood as high as my truck stands now i have about 14 inches of clearance at the lowest point and things weren't looking so good at times i can only imagine what would have happened if my truck was lowered nah, a simple situation like that has convinced me to leave my truck as it is and use it as a TRUCK high gas prices be damned!

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: jstollfu] #1432243 05/10/13 07:27 PM 05/10/13 07:27 PM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa 76dodgeboy master
76dodgeboy master Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa	Quote: No, that is an INCORRECT STATEMENT in my application, a 76 D100, I had to change the rotors due to the rear bearing. (The big one) being a different size. I wanted to keep my 5 on 4.5 bolt circle. Possibley different on other applications. You could have simply used 80-84 2wd Rotors

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: 76dodgeboy] #1432244 05/10/13 10:10 PM 05/10/13 10:10 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA B BulletBob master
BulletBob master B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA	There's a individual bearing & individual race that converts the early rotor I have the #'s wrote down in one of my notebooks

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: BulletBob] #1432245 05/11/13 01:15 AM 05/11/13 01:15 AM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,652 Amarillo, Tx old_goat Six Abuser
old_goat Six Abuser Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,652 Amarillo, Tx	If you are using dakota spindles 77 new yorker rotors and bearings interchange also. Or 84 rotors are the same bearing sizes as dakota Last edited by old_goat; 05/11/13 01:17 AM. 84 D150 440/727 79 /6 swb D150 1964 A100 window van. Just because it has spark plug tubes doesn't mean it's a Hemi. If ya haven't been there, ya just wouldn't understand.

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: jstollfu] #1432246 05/11/13 10:29 PM 05/11/13 10:29 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 256 libby mt L lifted85 enthusiast
lifted85 enthusiast L Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 256 libby mt	Quote: How it sits now. man I like the stance of the truck did it sit the same way with the cut spring's?? im going cheap on my 81 d150 shorty build an doing the rear axle flip an chopping a coil or 2 up front tell fund's allow for a better set up for the front drive fast, drive hard, DRIVE MOPAR

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: lifted85] #1432247 05/11/13 11:49 PM 05/11/13 11:49 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA B BulletBob master
BulletBob master B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 6,048 Back home in PA	Quote: Quote: How it sits now. man I like the stance of the truck did it sit the same way with the cut spring's?? im going cheap on my 81 d150 shorty build an doing the rear axle flip an chopping a coil or 2 up front tell fund's allow for a better set up for the front At least do the van Lca's You can use a 255/70/15 on the rear & a 225/60/15 in the front to level it out Another member asked what size rim Original 15X7 argent slot wheels with all original caps & trim bands 7702325-SAM_3728.JPG (332 downloads)

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: 76dodgeboy] #1432248 05/13/13 10:37 AM 05/13/13 10:37 AM
Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 271 Dearborn, Michigan J jstollfu OP enthusiast
jstollfu OP enthusiast J Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 271 Dearborn, Michigan	Quote: Quote: No, that is an INCORRECT STATEMENT in my application, a 76 D100, I had to change the rotors due to the rear bearing. (The big one) being a different size. I wanted to keep my 5 on 4.5 bolt circle. Possibley different on other applications. You could have simply used 80-84 2wd Rotors Yes that is simply what I used. They are the same part number as the Newyorker rotors. So I've said this at least twice before, in my application to use the Dakota spindles I had to change rotors. I could not use the original 76 D100 rotors with the Dakota spindles. Does that sink it yet? Josh-

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: jstollfu] #1432249 05/13/13 11:43 AM 05/13/13 11:43 AM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois 72d100 master
72d100 master Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,235 Marion Illinois	we really just need to make a list of how to lower these trucks and the parts needed and sticky it

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: jstollfu] #1432250 05/15/13 11:39 PM 05/15/13 11:39 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 256 libby mt L lifted85 enthusiast
lifted85 enthusiast L Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 256 libby mt	Quote: The rear is an axle flip with a one inch lowering block. The next task will be C notching and boxing in the rear frame. Since the rear shock mount attaches to the inside of the frame in the same area the notch will go, I'm going to have to shorten the upper shock mount. Any one have photos of how they C notched their frame. I have a good idea how I'm going to do it but I'd like to see how others did it? where did ya get ur spring plates from? drive fast, drive hard, DRIVE MOPAR

Re: 76 D100 lowering project before and after pictures. [Re: lifted85] #1432251 05/16/13 12:02 AM 05/16/13 12:02 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa 76dodgeboy master
76dodgeboy master Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa	Speedway motors sells some. I think a member on here used theirs.

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