83 brew cab dually

let the air out of your tires man !! haha did you pocket your lower control arms ?

every truck will sit different. and each mod will affect it different. but i know when guys pocket the lower control arm, you can gain that extra 1-2 inch drop. pending the setup. also, say you get that extra inch or so you need, is that going to lay you out on the crossmember or the control arms? some guys luck out and the arms dont touch preventing a z, but thats rare. haha

I had a friend of mine weld some 3 inch cups in my lower control arms. They are made of 8inch I.D pipe.(running the HE7's bags) Im NOT recomending going 3 in but i think if you do like an inch or inch and a half it will lay out. Going 3 inches like i did, you will have the problem of the cups hittin the ground like i do. I didnt do a Z'' in my truck either but it layed out like i wanted it to. Hope this helps man

yeah I have a 2 inch pocket in my lower and I still need 1 1/2 " before I lay the front of the pinch on the ground the body will lay out long before the crossmember or arms hit thanks guys for the suggestions keep them comin I appreciate them

so yours is over body dropped if im understanding you ? the body will lay before the frame including control arms, crossmember ect ? and yea, i forgot yours was bodied man.

ill take pics of my set up and post them. i cut into the "upper bag" pocket, and added a 2 or 3 inch cup in the lower. you have to cut a good inch out of the upper or the lower control arm will hit it. then pie cut the upper, trim the mounts that hold the uppers to the frame and viola itll lay out.

Hmm pics would help I have to gain 1 3/4"

you have several options man

Which are?

first off i wanna clarify the issue with the truck. you are bagged and body dropped , you need to get approx 1 3/4 to lay you out completeley ? on the pinch ? am i correct? i now have few questions. did you set it up to just lay pinch ? because i know usually when you sfbd it, you end up needing to cut pinch off, roll it, drag it off ect. but that all depends on how you did it. you mentioned that the body will touch long before the frame or arms or crossmember.. that means your over body dropped. normally, when you sfbd it, , the frame is slightly tucked up, or nice and flush with the cab. that way you are 100 pct layed out on frame, and body. so as far as laying out goes, you can z it, you can add spindles, you can alter the upper arm like mentioned by bk2life, get new custom arms, get a drop member, and few other things. you have firewall clearance ? sorry to write so much, just trying to fully understand it and plus i like hearing about how people build shit. . o yea, spindles are the very common, easy route to go. that may fix your issue. but not sure. the spindles are nice and help retain your geometry ect but arent required. you can lay out on stock arms and stock spindles.