65 C20 Notch Install -- 30+ rivets to remove

[Cteufert]

After doing some research and making some phone calls I decided to install the Porterbuilt front and rear kits. Everyone I asked said both should fit. The front went in quick and easy. The rear on the other hand is fighting the whole way.

Seems there may be two different C20 frame styles, my has a reinforcement inside the frame from just before to just after the axle along with an extra cross member. Both have to removed to install the bolt in frame notch kit. I checked another C20 and doesn't have either so it probably identical to a C10. I stopped counting the rivets needing to be removed once I hit 30 and there were still more.

The larger rear end also prevents the lower shock cross bar from fitting. It contacts the bottom of the rear. A pair of 1" lowering blocks will help but with the Porterbuilt brackets under the u-bolt already there is not enough thread left on the u-bolts. Will have to shave the lowering blocks down to 3/4" and bend the lower shock mount bar a little more.