Re: Lowering an '85 pickup......
[Re: TooMany62s]
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I used dropped lower control arms and flipped the springs on the rear to lower my '84. Sharp looking truck ... and the wheels are NOT FUGLY
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Re: Lowering an '85 pickup......
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12/27/23 02:22 PM
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I had a lowered 91 back in 2003/2005 era. It was not done correctly and I was always looking for new posts by Cheeto to update up on the best ways to lower the trucks, before they had any aftermarket support.
Cheeto had a killer truck with little alien heads or something similar incorporated into the flamed pinstripes.
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Re: Lowering an '85 pickup......
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That's the best way to lower a Dodge truck of that era. I like short beds lowered, but not long beds. If I were to do one for myself, I would use a C or E body 8 3/4 on top of the springs as it's a bolt in and I have several, and I would change the front rotors to 4 1/2 in bolt pattern so I could use Year One 17" Rallye Wheels. a ebody rear is not a bolt in
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Re: Lowering an '85 pickup......
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That's the best way to lower a Dodge truck of that era. I like short beds lowered, but not long beds. If I were to do one for myself, I would use a C or E body 8 3/4 on top of the springs as it's a bolt in and I have several, and I would change the front rotors to 4 1/2 in bolt pattern so I could use Year One 17" Rallye Wheels. a ebody rear is not a bolt in Well..... with a Wal Mart socket set, no it ain't! I shouldn't have assumed that the vast majority of folks that would attempt it would know that you need to move the spring perches in to the proper width after you take the center pin out of the leaf springs and flip it over to be on the top of the springs instead of the bottom. There's a lot of wiggle room in the rear wheel well area of the D series trucks and C or E body 8 3/4's fit great.
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Re: Lowering an '85 pickup......
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01/17/24 08:08 PM
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well..on my 88-440/727/8 3/4 d-100 swb truck I used a rear shackle flip... then flopped axle on top of springs... tubed the bed...bolted in a A-body 8 3/4...added a set of 15x12 - 4.5 BS rims & M/T 29x15x15 SR radials...then used a 11" stock front coil spring with a 235/75/15 on a 7" rim 4.5 BS so the swaybar clears a parking stop by a 1/4"
IMHO this gives the best handling, stance, traction for a street truck.
looks same as tomany62 but yellow/black paint.
still scratchinfotraction with it since 2010
hey TM62 hit me up I have a few old wire harness for trucks.
FYI..A body 8 3/4 bolts in on the truck 43" centers & tucks a 12" rim with 29x15x15 M/T bed tubbed flush o frame rails 1.5 stock tubs my 85 step side runs a 67 C-body 8 3/4 relocated perches tucks a 10x15 4.5bs rim 275/60/15 tire real nice...mine is tubbed but do think it fits without tub work. mid 90 jeep/mopar 8 1/4 axle have 43" perch centers and are real close to A-body measurements & add gear choices. I just scored a jeep 8 1/4 with 3.73 gears and one with a 4.10 gear
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Re: Lowering an '85 pickup......
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well..on my 88-440/727/8 3/4 d-100 swb truck I used a rear shackle flip... then flopped axle on top of springs... tubed the bed...bolted in a A-body 8 3/4...added a set of 15x12 - 4.5 BS rims & M/T 29x15x15 SR radials...then used a 11" stock front coil spring with a 235/75/15 on a 7" rim 4.5 BS so the swaybar clears a parking stop by a 1/4"
IMHO this gives the best handling, stance, traction for a street truck.
looks same as tomany62 but yellow/black paint.
still scratchinfotraction with it since 2010
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Re: Lowering an '85 pickup......
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Cheeto had a killer truck with little alien heads or something similar incorporated into the flamed pinstripes. Thank you. I still have it. In fact I actually visited it in it's "storage hell" a couple weeks ago. The flames and skulls are airbrushed though not pinstripes.
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