Anybody ever notch or bodydrop their G-Body?

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Anybody ever notch or bodydrop their G-Body?

Postby SuicidedRegal on Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:19 pm

If so post as much info & pics as you can. Getting ready to to do some frame mods this winter & wanna research it & get some ideas before I start. Thanks in advance. 8)

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Re: Anybody ever notch or bodydrop their G-Body?

Postby SuicidedRegal on Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:08 am

Nobody?

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Postby SuicidedRegal on Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:12 pm

SuicidedRegal wrote:Nobody?


Bagged, notched, bodydropped?

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Postby 3XBrownCutty on Sun Nov 22, 2009 8:54 pm

lol, not many guys here are into that, well maybe some, but layitlow has a way more info on that kind of stuff.
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Postby 87LS/88SS on Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:38 pm

3XBrownCutty wrote:lol, not many guys here are into that, well maybe some, but layitlow has a way more info on that kind of stuff.


I haven't seen any g-bodies that are body dropped over there. Body drops are more common with trucks, but I have seen pics of a few cars body dropped even a pic of a Cutty.
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Re: Anybody ever notch or bodydrop their G-Body?

Postby SuicidedRegal on Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:38 am

87LS/88SS wrote:
3XBrownCutty wrote:lol, not many guys here are into that, well maybe some, but layitlow has a way more info on that kind of stuff.


I haven't seen any g-bodies that are body dropped over there. Body drops are more common with trucks, but I have seen pics of a few cars body dropped even a pic of a Cutty.


Yeah me either. Got a pic of the Cutty? There's gotta be somebody out there who has done it.

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Postby regalman4925 on Mon Nov 23, 2009 11:50 am

i dont think i would body drop it, there are a bunch of notched g bodies out there, i have seen sllot of info on notching them. i just got my 20 bolted on to my regal and it sits like 3 inches higher then it did with the 17s, and i am running 35 series tire, i may go down to 18s to avoid cutting into my frame and still keeping the look
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Postby SuicidedRegal on Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:16 pm

regalman4925 wrote:i dont think i would body drop it, there are a bunch of notched g bodies out there, i have seen sllot of info on notching them. i just got my 20 bolted on to my regal and it sits like 3 inches higher then it did with the 17s, and i am running 35 series tire, i may go down to 18s to avoid cutting into my frame and still keeping the look


I'm running a 255/35/20 tire & I'm gonna notch it in the rear & I need like 4 1/2" in the front to lay frame so I'm gonna do whatever I have to to make it lay out. My tires will be like 2" below the tops of the fender.

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Postby regalman4925 on Wed Nov 25, 2009 7:18 am

do you have drop spindels already? i wish i didnt sell my set, i think it would fix the front on mine. i am afraid if i stick with 20s i am not gonna get it to handle the way i want it to also. they sure look sick though! i am tucking the lips of the rims right now and it looks sweet, but i liked the hight with the 17s allot better
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Re: Anybody ever notch or bodydrop their G-Body?

Postby SuicidedRegal on Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:19 am

regalman4925 wrote:do you have drop spindels already? i wish i didnt sell my set, i think it would fix the front on mine. i am afraid if i stick with 20s i am not gonna get it to handle the way i want it to also. they sure look sick though! i am tucking the lips of the rims right now and it looks sweet, but i liked the hight with the 17s allot better


I'm getting the drop spindles. Is yours bagged. Heights not an issue with mine. RE7's in the front. I even cut my front bag cups down 1" and it raises about 5 inches above the rim.

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Postby regalman4925 on Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:23 am

mine is bagged, firestone 2500s up front and i lay on the bump stops or whats left of them. i wanna switch to 2600 bags up front and i am not sure i am staying 20s, i am wierd when it comes to cutting or drilling on the car cause my styles change ovee the years and i dont wanna do anything i cant reverse and go back to stock.
84 regal getting full frame up into a CUSTOM-nothing stock about it/20s/air ride/shaved everything/dakota digital dash/350 vortec/200r4-my goal is to make my old school modern-my long term project
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84 Cutlass calais-blue-305/th350/14" cragar ss
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05 impala-nothing done to it, the other halfs car
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Re: Anybody ever notch or bodydrop their G-Body?

Postby SuicidedRegal on Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:27 pm

regalman4925 wrote:mine is bagged, firestone 2500s up front and i lay on the bump stops or whats left of them. i wanna switch to 2600 bags up front and i am not sure i am staying 20s, i am wierd when it comes to cutting or drilling on the car cause my styles change ovee the years and i dont wanna do anything i cant reverse and go back to stock.


You will love the Slam Specialties bags alot more. It takes less psi to fill them & they dont balloon out.

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Re: Anybody ever notch or bodydrop their G-Body?

Postby regalman4925 on Fri Nov 27, 2009 11:05 am

i wiah i would have done slams in the first place, are they still making them? i thought i read somewhere that they were not around anymore? by back is fins with firestone 2600s but the front needs allot of pressure so those slams would be perfect.
84 regal getting full frame up into a CUSTOM-nothing stock about it/20s/air ride/shaved everything/dakota digital dash/350 vortec/200r4-my goal is to make my old school modern-my long term project
86 442 t-top-in progress, 355 chevy/200r4, 17 centerlines, plan to paint soon!
84 Cutlass calais-blue-305/th350/14" cragar ss
85 riviera/all factory
90 eldorado, sky blue, factory moonroof,e&g white top /sitting on 16" niches and vogues
05 impala-nothing done to it, the other halfs car
01 sierra slt-driver and i love it!

21' Mariah, ford 5.0HO omc cobra drive-side exit exhaust, loud stereo, neon accents all around-Wave Dancer-sold
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Re: Anybody ever notch or bodydrop their G-Body?

Postby SuicidedRegal on Fri Nov 27, 2009 8:46 pm

regalman4925 wrote:i wiah i would have done slams in the first place, are they still making them? i thought i read somewhere that they were not around anymore? by back is fins with firestone 2600s but the front needs allot of pressure so those slams would be perfect.


Yeah they are still making them. The price went up from $75 to $89 a piece. Slam aint going anywhere. Best bags IMO.

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Re: Anybody ever notch or bodydrop their G-Body?

Postby Monte87Ls on Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:01 pm

I have an 87 Monte ls with air bags, have bell tech drop spindels up front and I had the frame notched and the rearend narrowed to fit the 20x10 in the rear. I'll try to post some pics soon I just joined this forum but u can check me out at cardomain.com/ bagged87monte

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