Thread: 96 chevy

So honestly I'm bored at home unemployed and have been working on my truck so I wanted to share some of the progress. It isn't long travel or anything yet but I'm slowly moving forward. I picked up my new 96 chevy 2wd in early october. It came with a fabtech spindal lift, coils, and upper control arms. 35 inch bfg mud terrains on 15 inch pacer wheels. Also a 2 inch bodylift which I hate. I've always had 4x4s but i was intrigued with prerunners so i decided to start one against all the advise of my buddies. Here is how it sat when i got it.


It had some ripped up leather seats but i did a little trading and ended up with cloth 60/40 seat looks alot cleaner

Also got all new grille shell with billet and new lights.





lmk if you can see the pic im not sure how to post them so they turn out big

Well I noticed the truck rode really stiff when i bought it and it had a lot of positive camber. I just thought it needed an alignment but that wasn't the case. After asking questions here on DR i came to the conclusion that the coils where to big and they made my uca max out. As you see in this big the Upper arm was riding on the coil bucket.



So I decided that i had to cut the coils or install stock ones. But if i did that the truck would lower a good two inches so i either get smaller tires or install glass up front. I know you all hate glass on something without lt but i think it looks pretty cool.



also got a pair of KC lights bolted up front

looks good man. i can see pics. the first few are small but the second post is bigger. i originally set out to buy this body style, but found a good deal on newer. i dig the flared fenders. what motor is in it? 5.7?

Yeah 5.7 150K has a good amount of power this is my 5th truck in this bodystyle lol.

Well as you can see it came out decent I had no idea i had to drill out every spot weld on my stock fenders to make this shit work. Now you can see how bad the alignment is.



Too tall and ugly

yeah they are a pain to install. your alignment looks like mine right now. wearing on the inside of the tire.

Yeah i was tired of it it rode like I had hydros lol. I set out last week to fix the alignment issues i wish i would of taken pics to show the process but oh well.


I cut a full coil off the fabtech coils and took the two inch blocks out of the back


Also replaced the pitman arm because thats the only thing that seemed bad


Before i cut them the UCA was laying on the bucket now theres a good gap inbetween.

So now it sits lower which looks alot better


Also got my lights wired up

Had some rubbing issues so i had to slice some metal off the bumper

I like the look when they're the stock bulge or +1 but they have a little bit of a rise like yours. Truck looks nice man. What are your plans?


Lol, I chopped the bumper off a little just for shits and it looks good.

Some type of midtravel bucket kit in front. Deavers in rear something simple tring to keep my bed intact.

for a simple mid travel you can do the fabtech/cst mid travel kit(marketed as ultimate long travel) with a 2.0 shock upgrade for the front and if your trying to keep the bed, a cantilever kit could be done relatively simple and keeps the bed clean. thats what i plan on doing to my buddies dodge.

that looks alot nicer now man!

Originally Posted by Knuckledstr

for a simple mid travel you can do the fabtech/cst mid travel kit(marketed as ultimate long travel) with a 2.0 shock upgrade for the front and if your trying to keep the bed, a cantilever kit could be done relatively simple and keeps the bed clean. thats what i plan on doing to my buddies dodge.

Yeah i was looking for the fabtech kit but i can't find it anwhere. So i might get one built or go for a baja customs.

Originally Posted by jeepspeed

that looks alot nicer now man!

Thanks man! I just set toe because i guess i need new balljoints. I took it to pismo with two quads in the bed and a dirtbike on a trailer. Aired out to about 5 psi and crusied threw the dunes.


I bought a bumper and a spare tire carrier off a buddy in a package deal. So my plan was to sell the spare carrier to pay him off and use the bumper.

Wow, it looks 100x better now. I thinkbtf was working on A kit for your truck. As for the rear, there are plenty of bedcage setups out there that leave plenty of space in the bed, especially since you're not looking for a full blown build.

Looks alot better.....

Here is the link for the BTF kit.... in case you are interested

BTF 88-98 chevy kit

Yeah I've seen the thread i Pmd him last nite to see what it would run and how long he needs my truck. Its sucks that he's so far away so I'm hoping he can get most done without my truck.

If he has a jig, which im sure he does, it wouldnt take long at all, just depends on if you want him to install but even then he works pretty quick.

Originally Posted by Ivanhoer

Yeah i was looking for the fabtech kit but i can't find it anwhere. So i might get one built or go for a baja customs.

i happen to know a guy with one for sale lol. comes setup for limit straps and has the factory bumps stops replaces with a threaded mount to replace them with generic poly bumps when needed, factory bumps fall apart and has 1 big bumpstop riveted on. 1600 and its yours, hell ill even install it free.

Dam that'd not bad at all why is he getting rid of it?

umm i think that btf kit is 1500. i would much rather have that instead of a fab tech kit

^^^^ I agree i would rather have a btf kit if he's doing it for 1500 im game. But i wouldn't mind a used fabtech or cst for 500 bucks either.

Originally Posted by Ivanhoer

Dam that'd not bad at all why is he getting rid of it?

lol im tired of it. ready to build a 5.5 inch over kit for my truck.

Originally Posted by k pizzle

umm i think that btf kit is 1500. i would much rather have that instead of a fab tech kit

that was the holiday special which is now over then factor in install price and its well over 2k im sure. not hating or anything just trying to help a fellow member out. its not a bad kit at all, just has its limitations which are well known(the fabtech kit). as with any kit nomatter what you do ivanhoer, have weld in washers done around the LCA mounts and gussets added to the upper control arm mounts, its a week spot on the frame.

u can find cst/fabtech kits for less then 1k on race dezert if u are patient

So what kit exactly are you selling knuckledstr?

pm'd you.

Originally Posted by Losi

u can find cst/fabtech kits for less then 1k on race dezert if u are patient

i ended up getting a fabtech kit and a set of aftermarket lift-leaf springs for $450 about 2 years ago.


this is the shock mount i had brandon from BTF build on my old chevy, simple, yet effective and i could fit three dirtbikes in the back ( two 450's, and one 90)

I like that setup I usually carry two quads.

is that a bolt in setup? i wish i would have done that.

Originally Posted by Knuckledstr

is that a bolt in setup? i wish i would have done that.

nope, welded.

ohh, nvm looks bolted.

Nevermind, truck looks good man.

Originally Posted by Sandfreek

It was his holiday special, but I think it's like 4 or 5 grand for a LT kit now. Somewhere around that at least.

100% false, please don't spew prices if you don't know what your talking about.

PM NODNARB for a quote, he's reasonably priced and what you get for what you pay for is a value.

Mike

I talked to him yesterday very good price to get my truck done. I was suprised how reasonable it was.

brandon always gives good prices and it is qualitywork. that bedcage posted above looks just like mine that i had travis do....by the way f-150dreamz the guy that owns your old silverado lives in west covina.

Originally Posted by Sean-TTD

If he has a jig, which im sure he does, it wouldnt take long at all, just depends on if you want him to install but even then he works pretty quick.

Well who's house can i stay at for a couple days if I do lol

Originally Posted by k pizzle

brandon always gives good prices and it is qualitywork. that bedcage posted above looks just like mine that i had travis do....by the way f-150dreamz the guy that owns your old silverado lives in west covina.

i like yours a little better, definately stronger than my old set-up. ya i sold it to a kid out in covina, kind of surprised it hasnt been trashed or rolled yet. i regret selling it but i needed the $$ and a diesel for work.

My front shocks are blown should i just get some regular ones for now. Or can I use the 2.0s everyones telling me about with the spindal lift and later when i get my mid travel?

My front shocks were blow out so I got the bilsteins from camburg (seem like oem replacements to me..same length and everything) and it rides a lot smoother. All I have are bms coils, 5100s and 3" lift spindles. Just food for thought

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How much they run you?

150 for the bilsteins, 440 for the spindles. Spindles came with a beefier snout and all the hardware so you can just bolt it in and be done.

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