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PBFAB.COM · 06-08-2006, 12:45 AM

Here's some installation pics of a Dropmember in a 69 C10. Don't worry, the final hardware will all be grade 8!

redneckdds · 06-08-2006, 12:58 AM

nice work PB... youve got some good lookin stuff down at your shop!!

camaro__thunder · 06-08-2006, 01:02 AM

Definately different, NICE WELDS

**stllookn** · 06-08-2006, 02:11 AM

Nice welds...yours?

Is that all there is to it? Don't you have to section the cross member as well? Send me the plans!

PBFAB.COM · 06-08-2006, 08:49 AM

Thanks for compliments on the welds Stllookn... they do belong to me. It doesn't need to be sectioned... its a replacement crossmember that converts the steering to rack and pinion, gives these trucks the extra ground clearance they so desperately need, narrows up the front track width, and changes the suspension geometry slightly. All changes needed to set one of these trucks ultra-low and still drive comfortably. I will post up more pics tonight. The rack will be mounted, the frame rails clearanced for the rack, we will have the arms back on, and should have the Air Ride Technologies Shockwaves all mounted up as well.

PBFAB.COM · 06-08-2006, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by camaro__thunder

Definately different, NICE WELDS

Different is good!... isn't that what Arby's said?

matthufham · 06-08-2006, 11:33 AM

those welds are spectacular! looks like a great start, keep on going!

is that a 73-87 frame? the core support mounts are squared off instead of round like 67-72

fastbagged68 · 06-08-2006, 12:27 PM

I Like IT! I want to see more pics of that blazer and panel!!!! Any info on the crossmember???

7deuce · 06-08-2006, 08:36 PM

THATS WHAT I SOULD HAVE DONE! Looks SIIIIIICK. My front looks like an abortion compared to that. Keep em commin.

PBFAB.COM · 06-08-2006, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by fastbagged68

I Like IT! I want to see more pics of that blazer and panel!!!! Any info on the crossmember???

The panel is already on the board in 60-66 trucks (under 63 panle), and the blazer is under 67-72 blazers (under low72).

I didn't get everything done today I wanted to, but I do have more pics. The rack is in, the control arms and spindles are mounted up, and the motor/trans is mocked up and ready for mounts. I will not make much more progress on this one until next week.

Oh, it lays frame on a 29 inch tall tire (with a 3 inch drop-spindle)

PBFAB.COM · 06-08-2006, 10:53 PM

One more good one. The cab mounts are not installed yet, that's why the rocker is also touching the ground.

**N2TRUX** · 06-08-2006, 11:33 PM

Did I miss something? What's a Dropmember? Is that something you built, or someone else is building. The welds are awesome, and the end result looks good. I'm just wondering what it is....

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 06-08-2006, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Did I miss something? What's a Dropmember? Is that something you built, or someone else is building.

Thats what I was wondering also???

PBFAB.COM · 06-08-2006, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Did I miss something? What's a Dropmember? Is that something you built, or someone else is building. The welds are awesome, and the end result looks good. I'm just wondering what it is....

This is a "Dropmember". It is made to bolt into 63-87 Chevrolet Trucks, 2wd and those who are tired of their 4wd sitting too high. It uses a rack and pinion, designed to be used with tubular arms (Air Ride Tech.) but can be used with stock arms (slight modification to lower arm is needed), it allows the frame to set on the ground with a drop spindle and a 29 inch tall tire. Porterbuilt Street Rods is the manufacturer and they sell for a whopping $1200.

gringoloco · 06-09-2006, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Did I miss something? What's a Dropmember?

Heh, I felt the same way. It was presented as if we were supposed to know what it was already...

What about motor mounts? Pricing?

**stllookn** · 06-09-2006, 02:16 AM

I was going to ask about the steering linkage but I see you just ran it through the frame...KEWL! Just like the exhaust will be...through the frame! I love those lowered trucks...so much opportunity for creative solutions...LOL! Nice work!

gostranger · 06-09-2006, 06:35 AM

ok now i am going to ask how much is it!! and do you make one the will work with out a rack? looks like some awesome work!!

byrd · 06-09-2006, 11:09 AM

Is the linkage from the power sterring box to the sterring column going to nterfere with the exhaust routing?That is some really,really nice welds!!! I think you have a great idea, would love to see the finished truck to show the vesitility(sp) of the new crossmember

**N2TRUX** · 06-09-2006, 07:34 PM

porterbuilt- Thank you for becoming a supporting vendor. It looks like you have an awesome product that will be what many of these guys are looking for.

PBFAB.COM · 06-09-2006, 08:05 PM

I had a duplicate thread going in the 67-72 forum as well, so we went ahead and merged them together here. Some questions that were previously asked may have already been answered... go back and re-read the thread, if the question has not been answered please ask it again.

lvscott · 06-09-2006, 08:27 PM

i've been talking with nathen porter for the past couple of weeks since i saw the dropmember metioned on the low 72 thread. nathen is a really cool guy and is very helpful. i will be ordering my dropmember next week. thanks for all the great pics and all your help nathen.

smbrouss70 · 06-10-2006, 12:43 AM

Is there another bracket that isn't in yet, to hold the top of the bags? Also did you move the mounts for the arms inward any, to give a little more clearance? It looks like you might have.

PBFAB.COM · 06-10-2006, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Is there another bracket that isn't in yet, to hold the top of the bags? Also did you move the mounts for the arms inward any, to give a little more clearance? It looks like you might have.

This truck will be running shockwaves, and the mounts are not finished yet. It is narrowed up a bit... four inches over all. Go to the 60-66 board and look at the 63 panel I posted and you will see some pics of the bracket for the bags. I would post some right now, but I am on my wife's laptop and all my pics are on mine.

smbrouss70 · 06-10-2006, 01:51 AM

Would you be able to run "normal" bags with another type of bracket?

*** EDIT*** Nevermind I went and looked at the pics on the panel and aswered my own question.

onehot69stepside · 06-10-2006, 07:09 AM

is that a typical ford rack and pinion (24" inner balljoint centers) or is it a modified one for extended travel, or does the drop-member require the use of impala spindles? what im getting at is how the turning radius is with that rack. I'm building a full chassis front to back on a table and I think I've got it figured out how to build my ifs from scratch using a rack with the same amount of bumpsteer as stock but I have to figure a way to get my turning radius tighter.

06-08-2006, 12:45 AM	#1
PBFAB.COM Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mesa,Az Posts: 3,981	Dropmember in a 69 C10 Here's some installation pics of a Dropmember in a 69 C10. Don't worry, the final hardware will all be grade 8! Attached Images

06-08-2006, 12:58 AM	#2
redneckdds Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Queen Creek, AZ Posts: 218	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 nice work PB... youve got some good lookin stuff down at your shop!! __________________ '67/70 Chevy C/10 '10 2500 Crewcab Duramax 4wd

06-08-2006, 01:02 AM	#3
camaro__thunder Epoxy Primer Friendly Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South of Houston TEXXXAS Posts: 680	Re: dropmember Definately different, NICE WELDS __________________ My Project 69 SWB SHAVED BAGGED DOORED

06-08-2006, 02:11 AM	#4
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,463	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 Nice welds...yours? Is that all there is to it? Don't you have to section the cross member as well? Send me the plans! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary) Last edited by stllookn; 06-08-2006 at 02:13 AM.

06-08-2006, 08:49 AM	#5
PBFAB.COM Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mesa,Az Posts: 3,981	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 Thanks for compliments on the welds Stllookn... they do belong to me. It doesn't need to be sectioned... its a replacement crossmember that converts the steering to rack and pinion, gives these trucks the extra ground clearance they so desperately need, narrows up the front track width, and changes the suspension geometry slightly. All changes needed to set one of these trucks ultra-low and still drive comfortably. I will post up more pics tonight. The rack will be mounted, the frame rails clearanced for the rack, we will have the arms back on, and should have the Air Ride Technologies Shockwaves all mounted up as well. Attached Images

06-08-2006, 11:33 AM	#7
matthufham Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Carl Junction, Missouri Posts: 2,061	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 those welds are spectacular! looks like a great start, keep on going! is that a 73-87 frame? the core support mounts are squared off instead of round like 67-72 Last edited by matthufham; 06-08-2006 at 11:34 AM.

06-08-2006, 12:27 PM	#8
fastbagged68 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Tri Valley California Posts: 792	Re: dropmember I Like IT! I want to see more pics of that blazer and panel!!!! Any info on the crossmember???

06-08-2006, 08:36 PM	#9
7deuce Sold! 2 days after finished Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 327	Re: dropmember THATS WHAT I SOULD HAVE DONE! Looks SIIIIIICK. My front looks like an abortion compared to that. Keep em commin.

06-08-2006, 10:53 PM	#11
PBFAB.COM Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mesa,Az Posts: 3,981	Re: dropmember One more good one. The cab mounts are not installed yet, that's why the rocker is also touching the ground. Attached Images

06-08-2006, 11:33 PM	#12
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: dropmember Did I miss something? What's a Dropmember? Is that something you built, or someone else is building. The welds are awesome, and the end result looks good. I'm just wondering what it is.... __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

06-09-2006, 02:16 AM	#16
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,463	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 I was going to ask about the steering linkage but I see you just ran it through the frame...KEWL! Just like the exhaust will be...through the frame! I love those lowered trucks...so much opportunity for creative solutions...LOL! Nice work! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

06-09-2006, 06:35 AM	#17
gostranger 65 suburban vortec 5.3 bagged Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: upstate new york Posts: 1,317	Re: dropmember ok now i am going to ask how much is it!! and do you make one the will work with out a rack? looks like some awesome work!!

06-09-2006, 07:34 PM	#19
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,023	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 porterbuilt- Thank you for becoming a supporting vendor. It looks like you have an awesome product that will be what many of these guys are looking for. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

06-09-2006, 08:05 PM	#20
PBFAB.COM Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Mesa,Az Posts: 3,981	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 I had a duplicate thread going in the 67-72 forum as well, so we went ahead and merged them together here. Some questions that were previously asked may have already been answered... go back and re-read the thread, if the question has not been answered please ask it again.

06-09-2006, 08:27 PM	#21
lvscott Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 84	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 i've been talking with nathen porter for the past couple of weeks since i saw the dropmember metioned on the low 72 thread. nathen is a really cool guy and is very helpful. i will be ordering my dropmember next week. thanks for all the great pics and all your help nathen.



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06-10-2006, 12:43 AM	#22
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,782	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 Is there another bracket that isn't in yet, to hold the top of the bags? Also did you move the mounts for the arms inward any, to give a little more clearance? It looks like you might have. __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build Last edited by smbrouss70; 06-10-2006 at 12:46 AM.

06-10-2006, 01:51 AM	#24
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,782	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 Would you be able to run "normal" bags with another type of bracket? * EDIT* Nevermind I went and looked at the pics on the panel and aswered my own question. __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build Last edited by smbrouss70; 06-10-2006 at 01:55 AM.

06-10-2006, 07:09 AM	#25
onehot69stepside Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fresno, Ca Posts: 26	Re: Dropmember in a 69 C10 is that a typical ford rack and pinion (24" inner balljoint centers) or is it a modified one for extended travel, or does the drop-member require the use of impala spindles? what im getting at is how the turning radius is with that rack. I'm building a full chassis front to back on a table and I think I've got it figured out how to build my ifs from scratch using a rack with the same amount of bumpsteer as stock but I have to figure a way to get my turning radius tighter. __________________ :mp:

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