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texastrendz · 07-17-2010, 05:02 PM

i would do some test runs on that before you try it. i had a 110 machine early on and i would not fill comfortable with it on a something like this. i fill you would not have enough amps to correctly penetrate the material. that being said. remove springs, jack axle to frame, mark center line on frame. mark center line of notch and use a plumb bob to align both and tack it in on one side only. then use straight edges and levels to align one side to the next. measure, measure, measure, measure,.... get my point. make sure you start with your truck frame level front to back and side to side before you start. this is a quick overview since a million threads exist on this....

07-17-2010, 05:02 PM	#2
texastrendz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: HOUSTON TX Posts: 1,161	Re: installing step notch (i need some pointers) i would do some test runs on that before you try it. i had a 110 machine early on and i would not fill comfortable with it on a something like this. i fill you would not have enough amps to correctly penetrate the material. that being said. remove springs, jack axle to frame, mark center line on frame. mark center line of notch and use a plumb bob to align both and tack it in on one side only. then use straight edges and levels to align one side to the next. measure, measure, measure, measure,.... get my point. make sure you start with your truck frame level front to back and side to side before you start. this is a quick overview since a million threads exist on this....