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fast67chevy2002 · 09-02-2003, 12:40 PM

I am about to send off my swb frame to have it coated. Is it better to do the drop before or after. and also who is the best to go through for a 4/6 drop complete drop kit and c-notches.

with the 4/6 drop is it better to use a 4-link hookup and if so which one. I have had a few people tell to use the one with one bar on each side of the diff. on the top of the axle. and others telling me to use one with bars on top and bottom of the axle. Which is better

I still have the original I beams that came on it. Is it better to use those.

Sorry for all the ?'s

Thanks for any help you guys can give.

Slammed67 · 09-02-2003, 02:24 PM

Set up your suspension the way you want it BEFORE you have everything powder coated (or painted for that matter). You'll kick yourself if you have everything coated then find out you have to drill holes or cut part of the frame (for c-notch for example).

Classic Performance Products sells a nice bolt-in c-notch and Early Classic, CPP, and DJM sell nice suspension parts.

**1971Stepside** · 09-03-2003, 10:36 AM

Don't go to the coaters until after you have bought your drop kit. You will need to grind off the original shock mounts and you will want to PC some of the parts that come with your new suspension kit. You don't need a c-notch for a 4/6 coil spring drop.

09-02-2003, 12:40 PM	#1
fast67chevy2002 Dad's little helper Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Helena, MT Posts: 194	4/6 drop ? I am about to send off my swb frame to have it coated. Is it better to do the drop before or after. and also who is the best to go through for a 4/6 drop complete drop kit and c-notches. with the 4/6 drop is it better to use a 4-link hookup and if so which one. I have had a few people tell to use the one with one bar on each side of the diff. on the top of the axle. and others telling me to use one with bars on top and bottom of the axle. Which is better I still have the original I beams that came on it. Is it better to use those. Sorry for all the ?'s Thanks for any help you guys can give.

09-02-2003, 02:24 PM	#2
Slammed67 Progress = 0% Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,108	Set up your suspension the way you want it BEFORE you have everything powder coated (or painted for that matter). You'll kick yourself if you have everything coated then find out you have to drill holes or cut part of the frame (for c-notch for example). Classic Performance Products sells a nice bolt-in c-notch and Early Classic, CPP, and DJM sell nice suspension parts. __________________ Jason - '67 GMC swb \| '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop \| '56 210 4dr Wagon \| 2000 GMC Sierra

09-03-2003, 10:36 AM	#3
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	Don't go to the coaters until after you have bought your drop kit. You will need to grind off the original shock mounts and you will want to PC some of the parts that come with your new suspension kit. You don't need a c-notch for a 4/6 coil spring drop. __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."



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