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Old 11-02-2020, 03:09 PM   #73
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Re: Dropping the 1 ton!

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Originally Posted by kitsbeach View Post
Thanks SCOTI that’s exactly the info I was looking for.
No problem. I loved driving my '74 & drove it daily. My '68 that preceded the '74 was the same... C-notch required 'low' & driven daily. But, the '68 clearanced the wooden floor on it's own within the first few miles of driving; the steel floor of the '74 was not so forgiving.

While it didn't hit on every bump, it hit enough that I grew tired of it for daily use. Ultimately my plan was to correct the issue but then another board-member offered a trade for a Squarebody CC dually & I went that route as I was in the middle of building a frame for my '64 project. I took the same ideas I had for the '74 & applied them to my '64 & dually. The '64 isn't done but the dually has about 7500miles w/o a single issue w/the rear axle hitting the frame or floor. Not once....

*EDIT* I just noticed your set-up was a wooden flatbed. You might have additional clearance vs a steel floor (or less?). It warrants getting out the tape measure to verify the distance between the axle tube/frame rail & differential/floor.
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