leaf elimination on d100 truck

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The step ups on the frame won't allow for the stock bed floor if you do it right.
You could weld brackets to the stock rails maybe , but you want that stuff to be rock solid and you'd be surprised at how much they will twist.
There is a fellow from southern Mn. who posts here and I can't swear to his handle , but it is D-100 ish in nature.......he has a well done Hemi in his and has probably had every problem you will face.

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I don't know if you're refering to me, I live about 100 miles south of the northern border with Canada. I built a 4-link for my D-100 and like it, much nicer ride on the street. I'm still sorting a few things out but I think it's getting close. My main problem has been dealing with weak links, I first built it when I was making 650hp. I'm now at 850+, trying to build everything strong enough but at the same time keep the weight down to a minumum has been a challenge. Dave

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keep the weight down to a minumum has been a challenge. Dave

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You built a TRUCK into a drag car! I think your out in left field on the weight thing.....

Have you weighed the hood on yours yet? I think mine is heavier than the rest of my cab and I know it weighs more than the bed on mine.

Either way, back on topic, ladder bars are much easier to install and setup, and they hook, and drive very well on the street...And you should need a lot of mods to the chassis if you can find short enough coil overs.

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i want to eliminate the leaf springs on a short bed d100. i plan on doing a 4 link with coil overs to replace them. any suggestions on which 4 link i should be looking at. the rear end is a d60. i plan on racing it but it will mostly be driven on the street.

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I would want to see what the distance is from the back
of the cab to the center line of the axle... that would
tell me alot and what I would use and do... also what
the balance point is on the truck... if you knew a
couple of these numbers its easier to figure out...
I buy the S&W brackets and make my own bars for almost
every 4-link I install

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i want to eliminate the leaf springs on a short bed d100. i plan on doing a 4 link with coil overs to replace them. any suggestions on which 4 link i should be looking at. the rear end is a d60. i plan on racing it but it will mostly be driven on the street.

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I would want to see what the distance is from the back
of the cab to the center line of the axle... that would
tell me alot and what I would use and do... also what
the balance point is on the truck... if you knew a
couple of these numbers its easier to figure out...
I buy the S&W brackets and make my own bars for almost
every 4-link I install

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They are very front heavy, and also, I believe he would need to put the frame up thru the bed. That is somthing I was able to avoid on mine....