Bagged Guys did y'all have to notch cab?

[baggedcten]

im going to four link my truck and wanted to know if yall had to notch the cab for the one peice drive shaft. Pics would be great thanks.

[JayG]

I'm not 4 link, mines ladder bar with a 2" notch. When it is sitting on the bump stops, I've about 1 1/2' clearance between the cab and the drive shaft and my cab mounts need to be replaced which might give me another little bit! But I've a 9" and I don't know if the drive shaft might be higher in Chevy rear in relation to the axle center line.

[bedsled71]

i had to notch my cab about 2 inches.. the back part hangs down so you can cut that without cutting into the support brace under

[PBFAB.COM]

Dino's 78 lays frame hard with NO cutting to the cab. You will have to notch the crossmember behind the cab. It's running a Dropmember and a KP six-link.

[baggedcten]

Originally Posted by porterbuilt

Dino's 78 lays frame hard with NO cutting to the cab. You will have to notch the crossmember behind the cab. It's running a Dropmember and a KP six-link.

Was Dino's truck a one piece drive shaft? I remember his truck badazz

[baggedcten]

I've searched couldn't find out.

[Kontrol Phreaks]

With out 73-87 4 link kit you get the new driveline crossmember notch included. None of out customers have had to notch the cab while running a one piece driveline. The Porterbuilt truck Nathan was refering to has our complete rear suspension kit installed on it, and it lays hard on 22's.


On this truck, the drive line notch was welded and smoothed in.



This truck has the notch simply bolted in as the kit was designed with the no fabrication .

There's plenty of room between the cab and driveline.

[Kontrol Phreaks]

Originally Posted by bedsled71

i had to notch my cab about 2 inches.. the back part hangs down so you can cut that without cutting into the support brace under

The back of the 67-72 cabs are totally different from the 73-87 trucks. On the early trucks the frame kicks up right behind the cab, and the cab is lower on the chassis as well. The later (73-87) have those body mounts that really space the cab up over the frame, and they don't have that large pinch that hangs down either. ..... Lucky dogs .

[PBFAB.COM]

As Clint mentioned, Dino's 78 does have a one-piece drive-shaft. The Dropmember moves the motor and trans up a bit, so we had to make our own notch for the drive-shaft in the crossmember behind the cab... to make a little more room! Still no cab cutting!

[LUV2XCLR8]

I Luv the look of that Blue frame, who's toy is that on?

[baggedcten]

Originally Posted by Kontrol Phreaks

With out 73-87 4 link kit you get the new driveline crossmember notch included. None of out customers have had to notch the cab while running a one piece driveline. The Porterbuilt truck Nathan was refering to has our complete rear suspension kit installed on it, and it lays hard on 22's.


On this truck, the drive line notch was welded and smoothed in.



This truck has the notch simply bolted in as the kit was designed with the no fabrication .

There's plenty of room between the cab and driveline.

Do y'all sell the drive line crossmember seperate? If y'all do how much would it cost?

[smashingchuck]

I had to cut a little bit out of my floor (right after the transmission) under the seat for the drive shaft to clear. motor in stock location.

[Kontrol Phreaks]

Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

I Luv the look of that Blue frame, who's toy is that on?

That truck belongs to my buddy Jim Cunningham out here in Cali. We're hoping to finish it up soon and get it driving to the shows over the next few months. He recently moved and we have to get the shop back in order and start making some noise.