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Old 04-27-2015, 09:53 AM   #351
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Re: 1 Owner 1976 SWB

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Old 04-27-2015, 02:40 PM   #352
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Is the ride noticeably different with the 2 link?
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Old 04-27-2015, 03:02 PM   #353
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man I can't wait to get to Oklahoma to see your truck!!!
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Old 04-27-2015, 03:09 PM   #354
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Is the ride noticeably different with the 2 link?
It rides great. I have a handful of test miles on it though until I can get it aligned this week.

I've ran the Ekstensive 2 link in the past and been pleased with the ride.
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Old 04-27-2015, 03:46 PM   #355
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So if you were to do some tire shredding doughnuts, the rear end wouldn't be in danger of flying off? l.o.l. I've heard allot of guys talking about "how inferior the 2 link is." I like to try one, because it looks like it would be the easiest, least expensive set up.
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Old 04-27-2015, 04:15 PM   #356
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So if you were to do some tire shredding doughnuts, the rear end wouldn't be in danger of flying off? l.o.l. I've heard allot of guys talking about "how inferior the 2 link is." I like to try one, because it looks like it would be the easiest, least expensive set up.
Well... I cant say the rearend couldn't twist some if you had a big horsepower motor or something... hard for me to say for sure or guarantee it.

I can say personally I've never had any issues with a 2 link under normal driving conditions & an occasional burnout or launch in my old 94 Chevy truck with Ekstensive kit (not that it was big horsepower).

RedRat has a two link on his truck also. Now he did add a few link bars to his to try to eliminate the possibility of anything like this happening.
He's got a pretty rowdy big block in it. He doesn't have a lot of miles on it since rebuild but no issue on his either.

Yes, 2 links get bashed quite often but the ride quality, simplicity, & clean look of Ekstensives kit has me going back to them again & I see a lot of their stuff out there.
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Old 04-28-2015, 11:08 AM   #357
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Here is the switch panel location. I wanted something hidden when you looked inside but still easily accessed from drivers seat.


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Old 04-28-2015, 11:56 AM   #358
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Just curious how you have 3 switches controlling 4 air bags?
Did you "tee" two together?

BTW,... sweet switch box. Very clean!
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Old 04-28-2015, 11:59 AM   #359
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Just curious how you have 3 switches controlling 4 air bags?
Did you "tee" two together?

BTW,... sweet switch box. Very clean!
Thank you! I like the safety guards on the switches so that you could kind of feel where your switches were until completely learned them & also if someone ever did ride in the middle of the bench seat they couldn't bump them.

Yes. I have the front two bags & two rear bags teed together.

Everything bagged I've ever had just had front & rear controls on it instead of 4 independent bags. So that's what I went with on here too.

The 3rd switch is a compressor cut off switch just in case I want to turn it off even though I'm running a pressure switch.
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Old 04-28-2015, 12:30 PM   #360
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Saw this on instagram and commented there too but this is my absolute favorite squarebody. So clean!
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Old 04-28-2015, 01:10 PM   #361
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Saw this on instagram and commented there too but this is my absolute favorite squarebody. So clean!
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Old 04-28-2015, 07:25 PM   #362
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I really like the switch location

Sure wish the POs of my trucks had thought of that instead of drilling a hole in the dash with a rotary axe
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Old 04-30-2015, 08:11 AM   #363
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I got the truck aligned at ride height yesterday & checked the clearance on a few things while it was on the lift.

It had about a 40 mile shake down drive. The truck had no issues & rides great. My ride height is just a hair lower in the front then it was with the static drop in front & and about the same in the rear. It never rubbed or bottomed out a bit on the way home & had it up to about 65-70 mph.

Now to finish up just a few small things & get her all cleaned back up.

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Old 04-30-2015, 08:44 AM   #364
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I got the truck aligned at ride height yesterday & checked the clearance on a few things while it was on the lift.

It had about a 40 mile shake down drive. The truck had no issues & rides great. My ride height is just a hair lower in the front then it was with the static drop in front & and about the same in the rear. It never rubbed or bottomed out a bit on the way home & had it up to about 65-70 mph.

Now to finish up just a few small things & get her all cleaned back up.

Roughly the ride height in this pic...
Drooooooooooolllll!!!!!!
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Old 04-30-2015, 09:44 AM   #365
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Love it!
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Drooooooooooolllll!!!!!!
X2!!! Very Nice
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JWall, truck is looking awesome! Glad I finally got caught up on this thread. Quick question on your AC setup after you went to the serpentine belt:
- What AC condenser are you using, and how did you mount it?
- Are you using AC lines off of an OEM setup, or were they custom made?
- Did you switch over to R134a, or are you still running R12?

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Old 05-01-2015, 01:55 PM   #370
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JWall, truck is looking awesome! Glad I finally got caught up on this thread. Quick question on your AC setup after you went to the serpentine belt:
- What AC condenser are you using, and how did you mount it?
- Are you using AC lines off of an OEM setup, or were they custom made?
- Did you switch over to R134a, or are you still running R12?

Thanks man!
Thank you!

It's been converted to R134a, its got custom made lines, & I believe its a condenser off an 88-89 chevy truck. I will have to look back and find out for 100% sure. (that was done many years ago by my Dad).
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What drop spindles are you running on this thing?
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What drop spindles are you running on this thing?
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Dang! I meant to ask what drop they were? 2.5" or 3"? lol
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