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Old 03-15-2014, 01:15 AM   #1
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Notch

What's the biggest notch I can run with stock trailing arms?
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Old 03-15-2014, 11:18 PM   #2
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Re: Notch

they are unrelated

where are your bags mounted?
do you have lowering blocks?
you can run whatever size notch you want - the question is how to size it just right so that you only go as big as you can use. It is ridiciulous when people run a 10" notch and can only use 6" of it.

nobody can tell you this- but your tape measure can.
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Old 03-16-2014, 12:06 AM   #3
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they are unrelated

where are your bags mounted?
do you have lowering blocks?
you can run whatever size notch you want - the question is how to size it just right so that you only go as big as you can use. It is ridiciulous when people run a 10" notch and can only use 6" of it.

nobody can tell you this- but your tape measure can.
Bags are mounted in stock location with 2" blocks.
I think a 5.5-6" notch would be max before the trailing arms contact the frame.
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Old 03-16-2014, 12:50 AM   #4
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Re: Notch

When I measured to set up mine I found the only way to really know is to pull out the springs and see where everything pivots to. I found that the bags in the stock spring location on mine would bottom out before I could use that 6" notch . . which is why a lot of us relocate the bags to the axle or somewhere else. Also remember the pumpkin sticks up higher.

it sounds like you are thinking about this right but because of the angles involved just mocking it up can save a lot of head scratching time.
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