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Old 10-19-2019, 04:06 PM   #76
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Nice long bed. Stance is exactly what I'm looking for. Did you change out the drive shaft or raise the carrier support?
Actually I haven't done either and paid the price. It's not drivable right now. I need to figure out the drive shaft situation. Either raise the carrier or switch to a one-piece.
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Old 10-19-2019, 04:08 PM   #77
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No updates in a while, been trying to buy a house all year, got into one a couple months ago. Took a while to get a trailer to haul my truck over. Don't know how much I'm going to get done this year, but I'm hoping to get it back on the streets next spring.
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Old 10-19-2019, 04:10 PM   #78
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I have a 20x30 shop now. Had to measure my truck before I put an offer in, to make sure it was going to fit. LOL I'm happy though, even if I can't walk all the way around it.
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Old 10-21-2019, 10:12 AM   #79
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Congratulations. Shop looks big til the truck gets in, haha. Good luck with your driveline angle dilemma. I don't have any experience to pass along.
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Old 04-02-2021, 12:38 PM   #80
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Re: Farm Fresh Silverado

Well the truck has been on the back burner for a while, but 3 months after ordering my KP Components cantilever 6-link just showed up!
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Old 04-02-2021, 12:45 PM   #81
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And apparently I haven’t updated for longer than I thought. I did get the front bags in, but forgot to post.
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Old 04-02-2021, 06:03 PM   #82
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Good looking truck!
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Old 04-03-2021, 09:01 AM   #83
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I have a 20x30 shop now. Had to measure my truck before I put an offer in, to make sure it was going to fit. LOL I'm happy though, even if I can't walk all the way around it.
Haha. I was house hunting all winter and every time I went and looked at a house, the first thing I measured was the garage to make sure the suburban would fit. Great minds think alike!
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Also, love your ride! My suburban and your truck are twins!
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Old 04-03-2021, 07:24 PM   #85
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Good to see you back. Glad to see that the truck is alive and still kickin. Are your tires 235/75-r15s?
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Old 04-05-2021, 09:01 PM   #86
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Good to see you back. Glad to see that the truck is alive and still kickin. Are your tires 235/75-r15s?
Yeah, 235/75r15s.
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Old 04-06-2021, 04:17 AM   #87
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Cool, thanks.
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Old 07-26-2021, 09:25 PM   #88
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Picked up a 2000 K2500 that needed/still needs some TLC. So the 87 got put on the back burner for a few months. But I got the bed pulled back off of it and plan on getting started on the 4-link here soon.
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Old 09-01-2021, 09:34 PM   #89
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Little update. Got all the hangers and brackets and stuff out of the way.
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Looks like fun, I'll follow.
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Old 11-27-2021, 05:06 PM   #91
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Little update. Got the 4-link and cantilever bars in. Still need to weld in the big notch and locate the panhard.
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Old 04-30-2022, 09:39 PM   #92
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Slowly, but still working on it.
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Old 05-01-2022, 09:50 AM   #93
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Clean work! That looks serious. That notch looks like something that came out of a bank vault.
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Old 05-02-2022, 10:11 PM   #94
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Clean work! That looks serious. That notch looks like something that came out of a bank vault.
Thanks man. It’s actually an off the shelf notch from AVS.
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Old 05-02-2022, 10:13 PM   #95
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Another minor update. Mostly welded and time to cut the frame out.
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That setup looks like it would ride a lot nicer than the leaf springs. But I guess I don't really know how bagged trucks ride. I assume they ride okay or maybe even nice if they're not at maximum or minimum height. But that suspension geometry looks like it would make the truck comfortable to drive. And I suppose with the bags, you still have good load carrying capacity.
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Old 05-25-2022, 08:51 AM   #97
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That setup looks like it would ride a lot nicer than the leaf springs. But I guess I don't really know how bagged trucks ride. I assume they ride okay or maybe even nice if they're not at maximum or minimum height. But that suspension geometry looks like it would make the truck comfortable to drive. And I suppose with the bags, you still have good load carrying capacity.
Links & bags (or coils) offer much better ride quality. My dually is night & day difference & that's w/still using load rated 235/85-16 tires.

The 6-link is supposed to be even better. I looked into one years ago when I had my '74. In the end, they're not rated to carry a load & I use my truck as a truck so a 4-bar or Truck-Arm set-up was the way to go.
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Old 05-29-2022, 08:29 PM   #98
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That setup looks like it would ride a lot nicer than the leaf springs. But I guess I don't really know how bagged trucks ride. I assume they ride okay or maybe even nice if they're not at maximum or minimum height. But that suspension geometry looks like it would make the truck comfortable to drive. And I suppose with the bags, you still have good load carrying capacity.
The company that builds this link setup actually recommends you don’t tow or carry a serious load with it. I think because it puts all the weight behind the notch with how it’s set up. I’ve heard they ride pretty nice. Let’s hope!
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Today’s update. Welded and painted. I’ll give it another coat tomorrow, then start working on the notch for the driveshaft and getting the panhard bar set up.
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Old 06-11-2022, 12:14 AM   #100
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Sorry for all the minor updates, I’m just getting a little excited.
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