Sport Conversion help

[(S.M.R) 101]

Originally Posted by Lt.Dan How big are you goin with the lift?

2" level with 5100 shocks all the way around. Nothing to crazy

[Ramthedaughter]

then nvm, ill just stick to the handles this weekend hopefully

[BMRbrnSNRbrd]

I would do the antenna base first. It's a good way to find out what it takes and IF you screw up, it's not an expensive piece to replace. Trust me dude, it's a lot of work.

BTW, for perfectly color matched paint you have to go to the stealership and order a rattle can of it.

[ramthis9501]

Dave, think you could come out sometime and give me some pointers on painting the handles and everything?

[(S.M.R) 101]

Sounds good buddy lol

[LowRam]

on my ram i color matched the black trim around my taillights, my old stock side view mirrors and some interior peices, with some perfect color match paint in a rattle can from O' Riellys, and this stuff looks exactly like the stock blue cant even tell the difference so you might want to check out you local O'Riellys or autozone for that stuff if you really want to do it yourself, its like $6 a can with tax and stuff then i also used a clear adhesion promotor basically its a clear primer in a rattle can

[swirvin21]

Hey Kyle (SMR 101) I have a pair of KORE progressive rate front coil springs for a Cummins 3rd gen, think they are 2-3", but not sure. If you want to test fit them one day you can. Even have a few 3" wide leafs for zero-rates to level out the rear to match afterwards.


FYI, you can buy matched paint from any bodyshop. Every car has a color code on the door label, each of those colors has anywhere from 3 to 7 variations depending on number of factories, time of year, etc etc... The shop will pull out their color chart and pick the best variation of that color to match to your truck and then, if necessary and a good painter, they can tint slightly for match. I've ever seen a number of guys use it in the DIY aerosol can sprayers. The hardest color to match is silver....

[0212353]

My painter works at an auto paint store. When we did the flares on the truck we took their computer and did a read on the paint - mixed it from that. Looks great! Hope the hood does too, but I think we'll be blending into the fenders for that.

They do an aerosol deal too. They mix it and put it in the can. Good stuff, I shot these with a mixed can in an aerosol can:

[Ramthedaughter]

I wonder if i painted my billet grille black, under the chrome outline of the grille, would look bad?

[LowRam]

give it a shot use plasti dip tho, its in a spray can, its bacicly liquid plastic, it will hold up better than spray paint on a grille since bugs and other things will hit it, and if you decide you dont like it its not hard to remove it