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Old 12-18-2012, 05:30 PM   #3
C10_ustacould
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Re: Dropped stepside wheel rear wheel location...

Qoute from Porterbuilt:
"The Notch is the only component that is different in the Dropmember Extreme kits. On the fleetside, you would place our trailing arm x-member in its rearmost mounting holes. This locates it 1.5" further back in the frame. When running a step side bed, the trailing arm x-member is located in its forward most mounting holes (keeping it in the factory location)."

Seems to me that shortening the distance between the coil/air spring mount and the front U-bolt mount would fix the problem for both methods of drop. Essentially a shorter trailing arm with the coil/air spring mount moved rearward on the arm.
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