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jrsmith_2010 · 10-16-2008, 03:04 PM

hey guys, my truck is getting closer to paint, i just took off the drip rails to do the body work underthem then put them back on. but what i want to know is how needed are they? i live in kansas where it rains quite a bit, and dont know if i will need them. i have shaved my mirrors and the door handles/locks, and the drip rail would look sweet if it wasnt there. so is there anyway i can maybe buy new weatherstrips to seel my truck from rain?

jrsmith

slug · 10-16-2008, 03:08 PM

i shaved mine off of the slug..........

i never had a problem with them not being there

jrsmith_2010 · 10-16-2008, 03:11 PM

so whats the whole point in having them?

84 400 · 10-16-2008, 03:46 PM

keep rain from pooling in the top of the door area and soaking you when getting in and out of the truck.

jchav62 · 10-16-2008, 03:55 PM

I've never been a victim, but I've heard of guys getting soaked like what 84 400 said. I think these trucks look cleaner without them.

jrsmith_2010 · 10-16-2008, 04:03 PM

so if i shave them, the water wont get inside my truck when it rains?

84 400 · 10-16-2008, 04:11 PM

I can only offer what others have told me. I am keeping mine but from what I have been told the water won't get in the cab if you have a good door weather stripping . Howevver it will pool between the crack and the seal area which could get inside when the door is open. Also this could be a trap for water and cause rust... but alot of our trucks rust here regardless if you have the drip rail or not. Most i have talked to who have shaved it where happy they did.

Albatrossian · 10-16-2008, 04:12 PM

It shouldn't if you've got good weatherstripping but you might..

Hoods69BadBowTie · 10-16-2008, 04:35 PM

Yea I gotta agree look better with out them and I don't think you need them really either!

**old Rusty C10** · 10-16-2008, 06:37 PM

someone took mine off the truck and i ran to the junkyard and got me another set.. not only do i like chrome on these trucks but they are functional

stepside454 · 10-16-2008, 06:40 PM

if theres water on the roof when you sit down, the water well run off un your lap. mine are shaved, its not a daily driver, but if I happen to be out & it does rin, Ive learned to get the water off the roof before opening the doors.

1984 swb chevy · 10-16-2008, 09:22 PM

I took the drip rails off my 78 back in 91 and I just took them off my 84. There was never any problems with the 78 thats why I took them off my 84.

smashingchuck · 10-17-2008, 10:42 AM

All I can say that don't hop out of the truck very quickly after you open the door. This is first hand experience - you will get soaked!!

stepside454 · 10-17-2008, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by smashingchuck

All I can say that don't hop out of the truck very quickly after you open the door. This is first hand experience - you will get soaked!!

yep, what he said. I dont drive mine in rain...unless I happen to get caught in it, so its not usually an issue

10-16-2008, 03:04 PM	#1
jrsmith_2010 I like turtles... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 993	Are they really needed? hey guys, my truck is getting closer to paint, i just took off the drip rails to do the body work underthem then put them back on. but what i want to know is how needed are they? i live in kansas where it rains quite a bit, and dont know if i will need them. i have shaved my mirrors and the door handles/locks, and the drip rail would look sweet if it wasnt there. so is there anyway i can maybe buy new weatherstrips to seel my truck from rain? jrsmith __________________ 1979 Silverado- lowered 5/7, 20 inch Boss rims, everything shaved, caddy lights, billet interior, UP FOR SALE! 1983 Scottsdale-on the back burner...SOLD!!! 1992 Silverado- extended cab, stock for now, but no promises SOLD!!! 2006 Chevy Cobalt-college car, staying stock Whatever can't get fixed with a hammer, a roll of duct tape, a clothes hanger, a tube of glue, and a case of beer, can wait until tomorrow.

10-16-2008, 03:08 PM	#2
slug Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Groves,TX Posts: 483	Re: Are they really needed? i shaved mine off of the slug.......... i never had a problem with them not being there __________________ there is nothing better than cutting metal with fire.......except cutting metal with electricity!!!

10-16-2008, 03:11 PM	#3
jrsmith_2010 I like turtles... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 993	Re: Are they really needed? so whats the whole point in having them? __________________ 1979 Silverado- lowered 5/7, 20 inch Boss rims, everything shaved, caddy lights, billet interior, UP FOR SALE! 1983 Scottsdale-on the back burner...SOLD!!! 1992 Silverado- extended cab, stock for now, but no promises SOLD!!! 2006 Chevy Cobalt-college car, staying stock Whatever can't get fixed with a hammer, a roll of duct tape, a clothes hanger, a tube of glue, and a case of beer, can wait until tomorrow.

10-16-2008, 03:46 PM	#4
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Are they really needed? keep rain from pooling in the top of the door area and soaking you when getting in and out of the truck. __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

10-16-2008, 03:55 PM	#5
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: Are they really needed? I've never been a victim, but I've heard of guys getting soaked like what 84 400 said. I think these trucks look cleaner without them. __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

10-16-2008, 04:03 PM	#6
jrsmith_2010 I like turtles... Join Date: May 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 993	Re: Are they really needed? so if i shave them, the water wont get inside my truck when it rains? __________________ 1979 Silverado- lowered 5/7, 20 inch Boss rims, everything shaved, caddy lights, billet interior, UP FOR SALE! 1983 Scottsdale-on the back burner...SOLD!!! 1992 Silverado- extended cab, stock for now, but no promises SOLD!!! 2006 Chevy Cobalt-college car, staying stock Whatever can't get fixed with a hammer, a roll of duct tape, a clothes hanger, a tube of glue, and a case of beer, can wait until tomorrow.

10-16-2008, 04:11 PM	#7
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Are they really needed? I can only offer what others have told me. I am keeping mine but from what I have been told the water won't get in the cab if you have a good door weather stripping . Howevver it will pool between the crack and the seal area which could get inside when the door is open. Also this could be a trap for water and cause rust... but alot of our trucks rust here regardless if you have the drip rail or not. Most i have talked to who have shaved it where happy they did. __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

10-16-2008, 04:12 PM	#8
Albatrossian Georgia Boy Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Douglas, Georgia Posts: 370	Re: Are they really needed? It shouldn't if you've got good weatherstripping but you might.. __________________ 81 GMC High Sierra, 2WD, 357ci/700R4, 3.73s, posi.

10-16-2008, 04:35 PM	#9
Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Re: Are they really needed? Yea I gotta agree look better with out them and I don't think you need them really either! __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!

10-16-2008, 06:37 PM	#10
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,313	Re: Are they really needed? someone took mine off the truck and i ran to the junkyard and got me another set.. not only do i like chrome on these trucks but they are functional __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

10-16-2008, 06:40 PM	#11
stepside454 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: st. louis area Posts: 1,551	Re: Are they really needed? if theres water on the roof when you sit down, the water well run off un your lap. mine are shaved, its not a daily driver, but if I happen to be out & it does rin, Ive learned to get the water off the roof before opening the doors. __________________ 75 GMC C-15 short/step factory 454, lowered

10-16-2008, 09:22 PM	#12
1984 swb chevy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 466	Re: Are they really needed? I took the drip rails off my 78 back in 91 and I just took them off my 84. There was never any problems with the 78 thats why I took them off my 84.

10-17-2008, 10:42 AM	#13
smashingchuck It'd be alot cooler if you did Join Date: May 2003 Location: Three Rivers, MI Posts: 2,345	Re: Are they really needed? All I can say that don't hop out of the truck very quickly after you open the door. This is first hand experience - you will get soaked!! __________________ 78 Build Thread 4Runner Build Last edited by smashingchuck; 10-17-2008 at 10:42 AM.



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