raised front fenders on bodydrop project

[chrisco148]

just got my fenders hung, raised 2" to clear spikes and tires when turned....http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/14/55281470/photos/1996-Chevy-3500-Dually/bodydrop%20408.jpg
http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/14/55281470/photos/1996-Chevy-3500-Dually/bodydrop%20411.jpg
http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/14/55281470/photos/1996-Chevy-3500-Dually/bodydrop%20420.jpg
http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/14/55281470/photos/1996-Chevy-3500-Dually/bodydrop%20421.jpg
http://http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/14/55281470/photos/1996-Chevy-3500-Dually/bodydrop%20422.jpg
http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/14/55281470/photos/1996-Chevy-3500-Dually/bodydrop%20423.jpg

[chrisco148]

no comments at all???

[dagen_1]

i just noticed the thread... LOOKS GOOD!

i wish i had your metal working skills!

[07Burb]

Looks great to me. I've seen it once before (on this site) and I like the look at lot :thumbup: What color will you eventually paint it? :)

[chrisco148]

Looks great to me. I've seen it once before (on this site) and I like the look at lot :thumbup: What color will you eventually paint it? :) im torn between black or white.

[chrisco148]

i just noticed the thread... LOOKS GOOD!

i wish i had your metal working skills! i love your sig, your truck looks sick with that stance!!!

[rocktheworld]

looking to do this in the rear possibly. Would it be easyer to try to bow the wheel well or cut them like u did? Just put a new bedside on and dont wana cut it if i dont have to lol I wana bag my truck but the rear sits right on the edge of the wheel wells. :dunno:

[chrisco148]

for as low as you would need to go to bag it i think the wheel wells would be WAY to high to raise them for your clearance. i do not have any experiance in stretching the wheel wells out for that purpose so i dont know how far you can take them. i think the right way to go is to narrow your rear or change your back spacing.

[07Burb]

im torn between black or white.

go black :thumbup:

[dagen_1]

i love your sig, your truck looks sick with that stance!!!

it's photoshopped... she's really a 4/6 drop. (for now)

[nine5yukon]

cool idea, can you post pics of the whole truck from the side?

[rocktheworld]

not sure who narrows rear ends here in tx. Would it be safe to put my wheels on a lathe and change the offset, i have plenty of metal on the rim and plenty of room to offset them in more, just hurd its not safe? Either way would save me a ton of work in body labor and time.

[Chickasaw]

Im still lovin the look of those cut dually fenders.

[chrisco148]

Im still lovin the look of those cut dually fenders.

lol... im surprised on how many people like them cut!!!! but i gotta fill them, it looks like crap in person.


cool idea, can you post pics of the whole truck from the side?
ill get a pic if the rain lets up.....

[Chickasaw]

Really? Im suprised theyd look that much different in person.

[chrisco148]

cool idea, can you post pics of the whole truck from the side?

http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/14/55281470/photos/1996-Chevy-3500-Dually/003-1.JPG
http://memberfiles.freewebs.com/70/14/55281470/photos/1996-Chevy-3500-Dually/004-1.JPG

[07Burb]

Question just occurred to me. Are you going to raise the fender lips on the rear as well in order to match the front height?

[chrisco148]

Question just occurred to me. Are you going to raise the fender lips on the rear as well in order to match the front height?
no, with the caddy clip i like the look of high front openings and low rears, it kind reminds me of an old school caddy with wheel skirts!!

[07Burb]

no, with the caddy clip i like the look of high front openings and low rears, it kind reminds me of an old school caddy with wheel skirts!!

I gotcha :thumbup: I'm with ya on the look you're going for now :)

[gmcmudder]

sick truck man!! duallys always look sick slammed! and they look sick lifted! maybe its because you rarely see either goin down the road. thats my 2 cents anyway.

[chrisco148]

anyone want to finish my rar fenders for me? i hate fiberglass work but i make some mean BBQ!!!!!

[still2hi]

cant you wait till december... when its cold here... you fly me down I will do it for you haha

[nine5yukon]

slap on the baby powder and get after it :saw: that looks awesome man, really good idea and great follow through!

[BC Rod and Custom]

Looks killer! Was thinking of raising the fenders on my new truck to allow me to clear some 35's without a lift! This thread gave me all the confidence I needed to know that it can be done!

[Dev's93]

just a though and it will look one of 2 ways killer or ****ty when you do your rears would it be possible to make a skirt too and really give it that old scholl caddy look