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  1. #11
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    Here's my Cal Tracs and I love them! They took 4 hours to install with the machine work on the drop hangers. You'll have to remove about 1" - 1 1/2" of metal if you have Bell Tech hangers.


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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bgray &#064; Jun 18 2007, 11&#58;13 AM) [snapback]97128[/snapback]</div>
    well you can set them however you want...hard...soft..or in between...jsut twist it to or from....100% customizable
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    that nice setup going to order a set this week

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    Nice I sure hope you measured everything before you installed them so you can make me a set, Lance.
    See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709

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    Trust me, the thought has crossed my mind. I&#39;ve been busy helping a friend with his outlaw 10.5 so not much time for any fab work at the moment. Once we get him back on the track I&#39;ll see what I can come up with. Pressing the damn spring bushing out was the hardest task of the install.

    Trust me, the thought has crossed my mind. I&#39;ve been busy helping a friend with his outlaw 10.5 so not much time for any fab work at the moment. Once we get him back on the track I&#39;ll see what I can come up with. Pressing the damn spring bushing out was the hardest task of the install.


    97 GMC, 2002 LS6.

    1991 GMC Syclone #1428

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    I think it&#39;s important to point out here that the Cal-tracs won&#39;t work w/ a flip-kit&#33; I&#39;m sure there are a lot of guys on here that are lowered and into the weeds&#33; I have a 6/7 drop myself and I&#39;m looking for some type of setup to help in the rear w/ wheel hop&#33; Anyone in the same boat and figured anything out?

    98 GMC ext cab, 02 LS1, Nelson Tune, S&P headers, cutouts, underdrive pulleys, LS6 intake w/ 85 mm intake, 6/7 drop, 20x10 MB wheels, shift kit w/ servo, 3.42 rear w/ true-trac

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    Calvert Racing(caltracs) has a kit for the flip kitted 6" GM drops. They also have a mod they do to the 2" drop hangers to make their caltracs work on lowered vehicles. I have seen many trucks with a flip and caltracs at the dragstrip.
    See my truck data in the "My Garage" section here... http://www.ls1truck.com/forums/my-ga...tml#post191709

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(duckmanjbr &#064; Jul 15 2007, 10&#58;28 AM) [snapback]99493[/snapback]</div>
    I think it&#39;s important to point out here that the Cal-tracs won&#39;t work w/ a flip-kit&#33; I&#39;m sure there are a lot of guys on here that are lowered and into the weeds&#33; I have a 6/7 drop myself and I&#39;m looking for some type of setup to help in the rear w/ wheel hop&#33; Anyone in the same boat and figured anything out?
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    god knows what i got then...lol

    they will work with any lowere config..jsut call calvert racing and tell them what you have
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    Lightbulb Well...

    Quote Originally Posted by duckmanjbr View Post
    I think it's important to point out here that the Cal-tracs won't work w/ a flip-kit! I'm sure there are a lot of guys on here that are lowered and into the weeds! I have a 6/7 drop myself and I'm looking for some type of setup to help in the rear w/ wheel hop! Anyone in the same boat and figured anything out?
    When I had my rear end apart on my lowered truck, I welded the tubes to the pig, installed an Eaton Posi unit, ground everything baby smooth, sand-blasted everything(brakes, individual leaf-springs, etc.), and then sent it all to the powder-coater. Oh...and I also welded on recievers to the bottom of my rear-end to accomodate new fabricated nickel-plated, adjustable heim joint, torsion bars going forward to the frame rails. You could go this same route. But those Cal-whatevers look sweet.
    Last edited by LS1GMCTruck; 07-25-2007 at 12:52 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by LS1GMCTruck View Post
    When I had my rear end apart on my lowered truck, I welded the tubes to the pig, installed an Eaton Posi unit, ground everything baby smooth, sand-blasted everything(brakes, individual leaf-springs, etc.), and then sent it all to the powder-coater. Oh...and I also welded on recievers to the bottom of my rear-end to accomodate new fabricated nickel-plated, adjustable heim joint, torsion bars going forward to the frame rails. You could go this same route. But those Cal-whatevers look sweet.
    Post some pics!
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    The story continues, ordered my Caltracs Monday.
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