My slight drop is compleated

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 8:16 am

About 1.5 & 2 inch drop, 3 turns out on the T bars & 2wd Z85 rear springs.
I have 235/60/16 tires

for next summer when these 70 series are done

Now my truck & my boy's are done on the outside...he still wants to put an LS1 w/ 6 speed in his.

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:20 am

whoa whoa whoa, whoa whoa whoa? you dropped the crew cab?????

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:21 am

Looks really good, Jim

I am a little speechless after being in a "lifting" mindset for so long

bubaloo1983 · Post by **bubaloo1983** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 9:33 am

yah im just kidding too, its still a crew so it looks good

Post by **HenryJ** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:49 am

Jim wrote:...About 1.5 & 2 inch drop...

Looks nice. Almost can't tell that it isn't stock

Did you ever find the chrome , or silver body side moulding?

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 11:50 am

My previous vehicle was a German wagon, before that was an ElCamino.
On my ElCamino I put cop sway bars & plus sized the wheels & tires.
The wagon needed nothing to handle good.
The crew needed alot to make it drive to my standards.

I know many of you may say it's a truck...what do you expect

but so are Syclone's & Typhoon's.
We don't get much deep snow here in PA and I never plan to take it off pavement. I would have purchased a 2wd ZQ8 Crew Cab if they would have made them.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Sun Jun 05, 2005 12:19 pm

HenryJ wrote:
Jim wrote:...About 1.5 & 2 inch drop...
Looks nice. Almost can't tell that it isn't stock

Did you ever find the chrome , or silver body side moulding?

I haven't gotten that far yet. Next mod may be the floor automatic shifter,

or the dual cat back exhaust.
By the time I'm ready to do the chrome side moldings it may be time for the lower half to be two toned silver.

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 6:19 am

lowered cc

, wait you are serious, mmmmmlooks good.

just messing with you looks good.

Post by **HenryJ** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:18 pm

jeggers wrote: lowered cc , wait you are serious...

WOW, "diss'n" on a moderator. That is living life dangerously!

I recently cam across an article talking about aerodynamics and the advantages to smoothing the airflow of the undercarriage.
Shields and skid plates can enhance the flow characteristics. This is more important on lifted vehicles.
Now where was I going with this train of thought? I wonder if lowering yours may benefit the mileage?
Would adding "Extreme" ground effects help?
How about following Nascar design and fill all unnecessary holes in the front to smooth the frontal area?

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:40 pm

I think this is the first time I have ever heard of anybody lowering a 4 wheel drive vehicle, but to each your own. Oh wait a minute I used to own one of those lowered CC's

All kidding aside, Jim you got a really nice looking CrewCab

Steve

Post by **HenryJ** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 2:50 pm

Steve2003 wrote:I think this is the first time I have ever heard of anybody lowering a 4 wheel drive vehicle...

You obviously missed this crew cab-

And these threads- Jesse's crew cab , more of jesse james cc s-10 , Low rider Crew cab from Jesse James(yah the Chopper Guy!) and Which way should I go?.

Steve2003 · Post by **Steve2003** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:03 pm

Now that you posted that I remember something about him ruining a CrewCab but then again that doesn't suprise me about him. In fact I don't have a lot of good things to say about Mr. Jesse James but I better shut up now before I get myself in trouble.

Steve

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:31 pm

I really took allot of crap from an S-10 forum because I asked about lowering a Crew Cab three years ago. We all have our opinions and desires of how we think our rides should be. I say that individuality is what has helped us develop many of the aftermarket products we have available to us today. Oh yeah I don't think much of Jesse James & his vehicles either.

jeff024 · Post by **jeff024** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:43 pm

This molding is an exact fit for our trucks my buddy next door got it for his truck and I held it against mine and was exact in every way

CHROME TRIM THAT FITS THE CREW

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:07 pm

Jim wrote:................. I say that individuality is what has helped us develop many of the aftermarket products we have available to us today...........................................

Amen, Brother and let's have another round on me

Pauleo · Post by **Pauleo** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:15 pm

You know what? To each their own!!! I like the lowered CC! Like he said, he's not going off road with it! What's the big deal?? I think he should even go a bit lower! Jim, I like your truck and I like HJ's idea of the Xtreme ground effects. So you'll have a cool street truck that just happens to have four wheel drive just in case the snow DOES get deep there in PA.

Good lookin truck, Jim!

adrenalnjunky · Post by **adrenalnjunky** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 5:48 am

Don't forget the blazinlow.com forums -- tons of people on there looking for ways to drop 4x4 blazers. Honestly - Torsion bar drops are some of the easiest setups to drop the way Jim did.

Random pic - lowered 4x4 blaze...all it needs is a Turbocharged 4.3 and a working AWD system...to me it looks like what a 2nd Gen Typhoon would/should have turned out as.

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 8:31 am

hey GO BIG or GO LOW its all good

jim, your crew would look good with a body kit

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 10:56 am

I look at it this way, if I never took my crewcab off road and it was a daily driver on the street only, I would probably do the same thing. For a strickly street machine, handling and performance is #1 with me. In fact I might still do it, if I ever get the Blazer running. Then I would only off road the Blazer and the CC would be a street ride only.

Then again, at the rate I'm moving on the Blazer, I'll probably never get it going so the crewcab is safe for now.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:28 pm

If anybody wants to do a slight drop the Z85 four leaf springs from a 2wd truck like the one theses came from is the ticket.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 3:26 pm

No comment just a thought I had three years ago before I got my wheels.

I think I like it short with the Isuzu bed

F9K9 · Post by **F9K9** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:02 pm

Fourteen months ago I was bad mouthing four door mid sized short ((really short beds like the Explorer Sport trac(SP?)) pickups

Thirteen months with my Crew and I am a happy camper

Took some time and some mods but, I am satisfied

I still wish I had discovered forums before I traded my ZR2 for the current Crew. I am still finding myself thinking about the mods I could have done to the Z with the money I paid for the trade. Let alone what I have spent in mods since

That was then and this is now, as they say.

Raise 'em, slam 'em, each to their own. Have met a lot of good folks here and am just grateful for that. I thank all for sharing their knowledge

Just in case I have left any openings for Barch to grab his trusty stick and start stirring, I wanna thank Barch for becoming predictable

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Tue Jun 07, 2005 4:23 pm

Jim wrote:No comment just a thought I had three years ago before I got my wheels.

I think I like it short with the Isuzu bed

I always sort of wondered about lenghtening the frame and putting a full length S-10 bed on but now that I see what it would look like, I agree. It looks better with the short bed.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 5:42 am

Jim wrote:
HenryJ wrote:
Jim wrote:...About 1.5 & 2 inch drop...
Looks nice. Almost can't tell that it isn't stock

Did you ever find the chrome , or silver body side moulding?
I haven't gotten that far yet. Next mod may be the floor automatic shifter,

or the dual cat back exhaust.
By the time I'm ready to do the chrome side moldings it may be time for the lower half to be two toned silver.

Floor shift will be next I'm gathering parts...I now have the woodgrain part.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... AMEWA%3AIT

BikerBoomer · Post by **BikerBoomer** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:55 pm

ok, i have been looking for this and i just found it.

I had a few questions for you.
1. Where are the tbars
2. how hard was it to turn them out.
3. were the new rear springs easy to install?
4. do the struts hit the bump stops now at all?

Thanks in advanced.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Thu Dec 11, 2008 7:40 pm

BikerBoomer wrote:ok, i have been looking for this and i just found it.

I had a few questions for you.
1. Where are the tbars
2. how hard was it to turn them out.
3. were the new rear springs easy to install?
4. do the struts hit the bump stops now at all?

Thanks in advanced.

1. Adjusting screws are half way back the truck.
2. Easy count the turns so if you go too far you can go back, 3.5 out was mine.
3. Easy 2-3 on a 1-10
4. Yes, I now have urethane bump stops.

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