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Lowering a 90 Chevy pickup These are a few photos to show a frame notch kit being installed. The owner of this truck had lowered it front and rear with after market kits in his own garage. It looked great but the frame kept hitting the axle and the noise was annoying never mind the handling problems this created. A properly lowered vehicle can still carry the weight originally designed for, if lowered properly.
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| Here the truck is being measured by Kevin MacCallum to determine where to install the notch kit. |
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The frame is ground clean and the axle center line is marked before cutting. The axle center line must be marked at ride height as axles can move front or rear when raised off the ground.
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| Here I am [that's me, Gary] starting the cut. Measure accurately as now is not the time for mistakes. |
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| Here is where you separate the men from the boys. Cutting frames is not for the weak of heart. Frame modifications or building from scratch is something we here at Gary 's are familiar with. See the Fire truck or Hemi T project photos. |
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| Here the notch kit is installed. Drill a few holes and that's it! Buying a professional lowering kit is the easiest route as all parts are designed to work together, spring shackles, shocks etc. Buying parts from many manufacturers can lead to the problems encountered here. |
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| DONE. And done correctly to make the truck work and handle as it was designed. |
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| What a nice ride. A daily driver with an attitude!
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