Can you see any difference in my new ride?

KY JELLY wrote:The truck looks good the way it is , but you need to mow that lawn

That's one reason the car isn't done, I have had the final drives out of my tractor waiting on parts for over a week. But it's back together today............. Yard will be history after I get back from church tomorrow.

bbf-falcon wrote:Coon, is it the same color he paints his (Gouted)toe nails with

Easy there

D. Sea wrote:Blake is the official Pit BIOTCH next weekend

jasonf wrote:The grill looks good to me. I like the all red as well.

Thanks Jason............

cool40 wrote:mini bash........mini bash.........mini bash.i'll be up for it before too long.us43,huntsville,name it.

We should have both our cars done about the same time......... We will give Bruno a shout and head that way.

Looks great Blake!! Love the color.

I have been looking for lowering info too and can't seem too find much for the F350, just the half ton stuff. Might be cool to just go to a four link on the back with air bags...... Might could get some air bags to work on the front too!! Put her in the weeds!! Would make hooking and un-hooking easier too.

Bill

What year is that Blake I didn't see it mentioned. Looks like a mid 90, 95 ish.

As far as lowering. DJM makes a dropped I beam which I believe is 3".
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DJM-DB3015-3/
http://www.djmsuspension.com/products/dream%20beams.html
http://www.djmsuspension.com/applications/ford%20apps.html

Ride tech makes a 4 bar air bag kit for duallys as well but I am not sure if it is 99 and later or not. I tried to find a link but for some reason it is always difficult with the ride tech site. Ride Tech used to be called air ride technologies. I have seen it before and it bolts to the front leaf spring mount so even if it was for the later model trucks I am sure it could be modified to work.
http://www.ridetech.com/shop/suspension-systems/

Ok I found it here. It is for a later model.
http://www.ridetech.com/shop/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=1898&subcats=Y&features_hash=V67

The ride tech deal is similar to this kit from air bag it.
http://www.airbagit.com/product-p/towing-f350.htm They also show some dropped I beams from Chassis tech. The guy that owns this company used to (or maybe still does) own chassis tech. I believe they also have a dropped I beam but I have not heard anything good about their product. They were sold by AIM Industries.

There used to be one more company that made cast iron dropped i beams but I haven't found them yet. I will keep looking.

Here is the chassis tech dropped i beam.
http://www.airbagit.com/product-p/ibe-fo8898.htm

IDT-572 wrote:

bruno wrote:whoa, whoa, whoa ....whats up with the car Blake ?????

Just to much work Bruno and not enough time. We are close enough, if you want to drive north a bit I will come south and we can meet up at a track somewhere in the middle sometime when I get mine done. (shouldn't be to long)

Just let me know, maybe Freeloader, Lee, Red, Mike, and some others from around here will come down with me. Have kind of a mini bash.............. Just a thought.

Blake, bring your helmet to the Bash .

billandlori wrote:Looks great Blake!! Love the color.

I have been looking for lowering info too and can't seem too find much for the F350, just the half ton stuff. Might be cool to just go to a four link on the back with air bags...... Might could get some air bags to work on the front too!! Put her in the weeds!! Would make hooking and un-hooking easier too.

Bill

I don't think I want to go to the 4 link deal . Cost is probably out of my budget. Although I would like to have it done that way............

jasonf wrote:What year is that Blake I didn't see it mentioned. Looks like a mid 90, 95 ish.

1993 two wheel drive, automatic overdrive, 4:10 rear gears,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

jasonf wrote:As far as lowering. DJM makes a dropped I beam which I believe is 3".
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DJM-DB3015-3/
http://www.djmsuspension.com/products/dream%20beams.html
http://www.djmsuspension.com/applications/ford%20apps.html

Ride tech makes a 4 bar air bag kit for duallys as well but I am not sure if it is 99 and later or not. I tried to find a link but for some reason it is always difficult with the ride tech site. Ride Tech used to be called air ride technologies. I have seen it before and it bolts to the front leaf spring mount so even if it was for the later model trucks I am sure it could be modified to work.
http://www.ridetech.com/shop/suspension-systems/

Ok I found it here. It is for a later model.
http://www.ridetech.com/shop/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=1898&subcats=Y&features_hash=V67

The ride tech deal is similar to this kit from air bag it.
http://www.airbagit.com/product-p/towing-f350.htm They also show some dropped I beams from Chassis tech. The guy that owns this company used to (or maybe still does) own chassis tech. I believe they also have a dropped I beam but I have not heard anything good about their product. They were sold by AIM Industries.

There used to be one more company that made cast iron dropped i beams but I haven't found them yet. I will keep looking.

Good info thanks Jason.............

Doug Rahn wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:

bruno wrote:whoa, whoa, whoa ....whats up with the car Blake ?????

Just to much work Bruno and not enough time. We are close enough, if you want to drive north a bit I will come south and we can meet up at a track somewhere in the middle sometime when I get mine done. (shouldn't be to long)

Just let me know, maybe Freeloader, Lee, Red, Mike, and some others from around here will come down with me. Have kind of a mini bash.............. Just a thought.

Blake, bring your helmet to the Bash .

Cool will do.............

IDT-572 wrote:

billandlori wrote:Looks great Blake!! Love the color.

I have been looking for lowering info too and can't seem too find much for the F350, just the half ton stuff. Might be cool to just go to a four link on the back with air bags...... Might could get some air bags to work on the front too!! Put her in the weeds!! Would make hooking and un-hooking easier too.

Bill

I don't think I want to go to the 4 link deal . Cost is probably out of my budget. Although I would like to have it done that way............

I hear you on the $$$. I was thinkin you could build it!! Might be a good winter project.

Bill

billandlori wrote:

IDT-572 wrote:

billandlori wrote:Looks great Blake!! Love the color.

I have been looking for lowering info too and can't seem too find much for the F350, just the half ton stuff. Might be cool to just go to a four link on the back with air bags...... Might could get some air bags to work on the front too!! Put her in the weeds!! Would make hooking and un-hooking easier too.

Bill

I don't think I want to go to the 4 link deal . Cost is probably out of my budget. Although I would like to have it done that way............

I hear you on the $$$. I was thinking you could build it!! Might be a good winter project.

Bill

Now that's a thought..............I am going to do some engine up grades also. It seems if you keep the manifold vacuum the same the same as before you started, the computer will still control things properly.

I plan on upping the cubes and port the heads and cam it accordingly. Maybe a bigger throttle body. It already has headers and a 3 inch exhaust with 3 inch (choke masters) on it,

Billets best by far.

What about this kit? Any pros or cons?


http://www.stylintrucks.com/part.aspx?category%7ccat_-30%7c374=Lowering+Kits&partfamilyid=23553&partid=603938

I helped my cousin put Bell Tech stuff on a 1/2 ton Chevy. Everything fit perfect and put the truck in the weeds. I think it was 4"/6" front / rear. The front crossmember would hit road kill!! It was a bit low to be practicle in my mind but as was said, "It's your truck!!"

I am wondering what the extended shackle kits do for pinion angle?

I would imagine you could build a pretty cheap 4 bar(link) set up with a panhard bar and some generic air bags and have a nice ride hieght and lots of load carrying capacity to boot. The rock crawling guys build all sorts of very HD suspension set-ups.

Bill

Looking good Blake. Just don't lower it too much cause you'll have to get with Bruno and put a system in it so you can "boom boom"

the only thing those loud systems do is screw up your hearing.......and take money out of a pocket and throw it away....

Randy

the Coug wrote:the only thing those loud systems do is screw up your hearing.......and take money out of a pocket and throw it away....

Randy

Agreed I hate em especially when your at a red light and you hear their crap over your own radio WTF

when I drive I just want some light music or talk show in the back ground, my wife has to turn it up a little...I just use it for noise...
I can not do the BOOM BOOM crap......irritates the hell out of me and I have to put in ear plugs....


Randy

^^^^ thats how i make a living guys .... for the last 23 years

bigblockfox468 wrote:Looking good Blake. Just don't lower it too much cause you'll have to get with Bruno and put a system in it so you can "boom boom"

we are working very hard in this market to get away from the boom , boom marketing ....... the boom , boom marketing dont make you money anymore, dont get me wrong we still do plenty of it but the db's have long disappeared . Its being able to integrate your ipod, bluetooth, flow tv, sat radio, hd radio etc. into your vehicle. Its all about selling the high end clientel an audiphile system and educating the client on great sound !

but we can set Blake up with a great sounding system