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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Beautiful BC, Canada, eh?!
Posts: 2,227
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Load Carrying and a Flip Kit
Anyone actually carry anything with theirs?
My truck has the heavy leafs, flipped using welded-on leaf saddles, and a c-notch that cuts half the frame. I made my own shock extenders such that the extender does not hang below the rim. I've been hauling drain rock and sand for a workshop I'm building, and I learned a few things:
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: DALLAS,TX
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Re: Load Carrying and a Flip Kit
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I did carry 2 complete front frame 'clips' for the 73-87 C10's that were cut off @ the firewall from FtWorth to Dallas. That's when I determined a simple manual fill AOL set-up would be beneficial. It made quite the difference to prevent the rear from squatting excessively. I believe board member Jonboy hauled a 'full' pallet of sod & just added minimal air psi to haul it w/o issue.
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Woodbury, Ct.
Posts: 1,680
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Re: Load Carrying and a Flip Kit
The most I ever carried was 800lbs of hardwood. New drop shocks, new light duty leaf springs and no C notch. Went about 50 miles without bottoming out once.
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: TN
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Re: Load Carrying and a Flip Kit
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Porterville,Ca.
Posts: 1,918
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Re: Load Carrying and a Flip Kit
When we redid the floors to the house with ceramic tiles, the bed loaded down with boxes of tiles the the frame sat on the axle, luckily I only lived a 1/4 mile away and I crawled home at idle speed
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Mesa AZ
Posts: 5,720
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Re: Load Carrying and a Flip Kit
Had 1500lbs of tile in my 79 which was western chassie flip, notch+ extenders. Frame sat on the axle, tires didn't like it, but it was a 3 mile side street drive so no worries.
I regularly put two motorcycles plus generator, camping gear, tire warmers, stands, extra gas etc in the bed of my 98 which is also western chassie flip, notch and extenders. I've also had a bike in back while towing a 5000lbs trailor.
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Loretto Ky
Posts: 318
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: los angeles
Posts: 1,132
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Re: Load Carrying and a Flip Kit
I have a flip kit with no notch, and up front 2" springs and 2" spindles on my '78 short step. I am a landlord, so I am frequently moving stoves, garbage and other junk around with my truck. Today there were two of us rather fat guys inside the cab, with a stove and a few other lightweight items in the back. I was coming off a freeway offramp, the light was turning yellow, and like an ass, rather than stop, I sped up as I turned right, and then BAM the driver side tire hit the inner fenderwell, dragged a little, and steered the truck a little to the left while I made my hasty turn.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Porterville,Ca.
Posts: 1,918
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Re: Load Carrying and a Flip Kit
Crazy LA drivers
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Santa Rosa, Ca.
Posts: 539
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Re: Load Carrying and a Flip Kit
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