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12-12-2007, 08:21 PM
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C-notch or not?
Do I c-notch the truck or not. I dont want to cut the bed though? What are your guys thoughts?
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12-12-2007, 08:42 PM
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Re: C-notch or not?
I only c-notched mine... Didnt go into the bed... The pumpkin just touches the floor.. running 20's with 255/50/20
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68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile Last edited by c10addict; 12-12-2007 at 08:42 PM. |
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12-12-2007, 08:52 PM
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Re: C-notch or not?
How low do you want to go? If it is more that 5" in the rear then yes I would do a bolt in notch. This will not cut into the bed floor but allow room for suspension travel and bed use of haulin.
c10addict Well I wanted to find a drool icon, no luck. But you get what I'm thinking! Kevin LFD Inc. |
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12-12-2007, 08:54 PM
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Re: C-notch or not?
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68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile Last edited by c10addict; 12-12-2007 at 09:01 PM. |
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12-12-2007, 09:18 PM
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Re: C-notch or not?
on a truck that lowered enough that you need a c-notch theres no way you can haul anything that has any weight to it or you,ll bottom out the diff. on the c-notch. cant have your cake and eat it too on this mod. same goes for towing if you have alot of tongue weight....
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12-12-2007, 09:19 PM
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Re: C-notch or not?
Thanks...I dont think this will be towing anything....It will prob be getting towed to some places though.
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12-12-2007, 09:21 PM
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Air Ride my friend... Grab a fork! The cake is great!! 
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68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile |
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12-12-2007, 09:43 PM
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Re: C-notch or not?
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 I have a leaf sprung rear end with an air-over-leaf system. It is basically exactly what you would buy if you wanted to increase your load capacity. I also installed a C-notch and have my bumpstops set so that the top of the pumpkin is a little less than an inch off the bottom of the wood floor. The first picture is just a little lower than ride height, the second is aired-out.
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12-12-2007, 09:53 PM
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Re: C-notch or not?
Here is my buddys shop truck... Has air on all 4 corners, 4 bar with bags on the rear... Yanks a 48 footer around with with two hotrods with NO issues!! Made me believe in the power of bags!
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68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile |
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12-12-2007, 10:34 PM
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Re: C-notch or not?
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 .At the end of the day, as long as you install bags with enough capacity to handle what you want to tow or haul, the sky is the limit. Semis have been on air ride for years and you don't see them broken down with suspension problems too often. The other nice thing about bags is that you can adjust your ride height. I didn't install mine because I wanted to hop around... Primarily it was because I didn't quite get the stance I wanted with the static drop I had installed. Figured for the time and effort it would take me to tweak it again, I may as well bag it.
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12-12-2007, 11:57 PM
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Re: C-notch or not?
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12-13-2007, 12:33 AM
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Re: C-notch or not?
darn it no air ride guess i wont be hauling much but asphalt... lol
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