body drop and back half

hey phill i know u will read this so any ways how do we go about b/d my truck should we go from the firewall back or back od the cab? i dont know that to do so everone put in ur 2cents and help me out i am going to go a head and tub it for 20' or 22'

i would go from the firewall back so you can save your head room! i did my s dime on 20's and i loved it.

Build the whole frame

Firewall back... its not realy that much more work than just the back half... you would now have 4 body mounts that you would need to locate and you would need to rebuild the tranny cross, and mount some fuel/brake lines under the cab.. Getting the cab off is probably the hardest part about it.... now just remeber that your stock frame is only like 4.25" tall anyways so your only going to gain about 1.25" is you do a 3x2 rail.


Doin a full frame requires more fab skills, and a good understanding of front suspension design and geometry else your gona have a hell of a time gettin it to actualy drive straight down the road with no crazy bump steer or other odd handleing characteristics/ horrible tire wear patterns.

yea, i plan on doing a firewall back frame this summer. might as well go whole hog and do it once.

well how much do i need to go to lay rockers not pinch welds

3 1/2 inches

any pics ideas

3" to the bottom of the rocker i went out and measured the other night just for shits and giggles 3 1/2" goes into the rocker on my truck and i still have a solid frame that hasnt been dragged all to shit so i figure my measurements are right

i think i am going to pull the cab and cut the top of the frame and shorten it about 1 1/2' and tehn move the body mounts doen then if i have to do a troditonal b/d i will