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teaser till tomorrow.
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And here she is after a bath.

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never mind the grill, its a temp thing till i get the new one painted.

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I'm liking that look. I am currently trying to lower my 99.
Do you have any pictures of the flip you did on the rear hanger?
 
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here ya go, let me know if it helps, or if your like a pic from another angle.

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Thanks a lot. These pics where exactly what I wanted to confirm.
may I ask do you still have the helper springs?
 
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Thanks a lot. These pics where exactly what I wanted to confirm.
may I ask do you still have the helper springs?

yessir, i left the helpers, because i still ocasionally use it to haul stuff.

Put a Billitt grill in it, prob solved lol

i still havent decided what i want to do with the grill, but billit isnt for me. i do like street scene speed grills though.
 

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yessir, i left the helpers, because i still ocasionally use it to haul stuff.



i still havent decided what i want to do with the grill, but billit isnt for me. i do like street scene speed grills though.
Well there ya go....I'd put black in it tho no chrome lol
 
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Well there ya go....I'd put black in it tho no chrome lol

you aint kiddin neither. i dont like the big ole chrome front end on it now, but it was real cheap, and i havent gotten brave enough to try and paint it yet,
 

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you aint kiddin neither. i dont like the big ole chrome front end on it now, but it was real cheap, and i havent gotten brave enough to try and paint it yet,
Remove it and have it sand blasted.....then primer it....sand blasting bumpers is cheap lol
 
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that isnt a bad idea, i may tell my brother that is the next tool we need for the shop, and sand blast it ourselves.
 
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went to lowes this morning to get a new brush to wash the wheels on my Challenger, and came out to a puddle on the drovers side front of anti freeze. the top front of the tank on my radiator started leaking. so i get to go buy a new one sometime this week. in the mean time... i'll just rock the Challenger for a few days.r0IjGrw.jpg

so its not a total loss...
 

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Sorry if this has already been addressed, but I saw where someone commented on the pinion angle after flipping the front hanger. Did you have to use angle shims to correct the pinion angle or did using the 2" drop shackles in the back of the spring keep the pinion angle correct? Thanks and the stance of your truck looks great!
 
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Sorry if this has already been addressed, but I saw where someone commented on the pinion angle after flipping the front hanger. Did you have to use angle shims to correct the pinion angle or did using the 2" drop shackles in the back of the spring keep the pinion angle correct? Thanks and the stance of your truck looks great!

i flipped the front of the spring hanger, and installed the 2" shackles, so it kept everything correct. no need for the shims. and thanks, its just how i had it pictured in my head, so i'm getting closer and closer all the time to it being "done".
 

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Love how the truck looks!

Just bought an '01 a week ago.
I have a 2/4 drop kit on the way and can't wait!
Already installed a roll-up bed cover and putting on 3"step rails today.
I can see this is going to be a great "hobby" to play in. lol

Again, great looking drop.
 

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On the spring hanger flip was it hard to cut and to align the hanger and get it back on?
I found a good deal on a 2500, and want to essentially take the rear end and leaf springs, since they are 3" and 1500 stock is 2.5" I figured i would just cut my old ones off and put the 2500 ones on line em up and bolt up.

your truck looks great and i like the front bumper off the newer ram, how did you mount the light bar in there?
 
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On the spring hanger flip was it hard to cut and to align the hanger and get it back on?
I found a good deal on a 2500, and want to essentially take the rear end and leaf springs, since they are 3" and 1500 stock is 2.5" I figured i would just cut my old ones off and put the 2500 ones on line em up and bolt up.

your truck looks great and i like the front bumper off the newer ram, how did you mount the light bar in there?

hanger flip was pretty straight forward, just knock out the rivets, turn em over and bolt em back up.
for the light bar, i just took a couple pieces of flat stock about 1"x3", and welded them to my bumper brackets, and drilled some holes in them.
 

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I was thinking it was just popping out the rivets,
Ill end up going through with it probably switch front end at some point as well.

Are those light bars pretty bright? I know that they are leds but are there any good/bad brands?I was talking to my uncle earlier today about your bumper and how I thought it would be cool with a light bar, then I see youve done it hah!
 
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its pretty damned bright, i havent taken any night pics of it, but it damned sure makes up for the 2nd gen's terrible headlights. a buddy of mine sells them, so he gave me this 30" for christmas.
 
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