is c-notch necessary?

[danieljpeter]

Originally Posted by SIR

great work... but one question,with the bags deflated the edge of the rear bracket clears the lip of the rim nicely,but it looks like when there full you don't have much room between the bracket and the tire.my question is if you go to a wider wheel/tire combois it going to hit?.it looks like if you have a wider rim that extends past the backing plate it's going to rub...then again I could all wrong..been there before.

There's plenty of room at all ride heights with the wheels and tires I'm running now. Any of the pictures that say otherwise are probably just taken at weird angles.

But you are right, I wouldn't be able to run wider wheels. That was a choice that I made in doing this style of bag setup.

These trucks have so many options on how to mount the bags. You can put them inside the frame rails and then be able to run wider wheels. I talked to Seth at Twisted Minis about this, and he brought up a good point. For carrying weight, you are better to put the bags closer to the wheels so you aren't putting a bunch of leverage trying to bend your axle tube if the bags are close to the pumpkin.

Since I want to run stock wheels and carry a lot of weight, this was the best option for me.

This project definately makes me want to build something else that isn't practical

[danieljpeter]

Originally Posted by lolife99

Any plans to notch the frame?

That's what I was debating in the beginning of this thread. I decided I didn't need to notch the frame because then the diff pumpkin would be hitting the bed wood if I didn't cut out the bed.

With the axle against the frame there is only a fraction of an inch between the differential and the bottom of the bed wood. So I decided not to notch it because I can go basically as low as I want to go without the notch.

I want to keep the bed intact so haul stuff around in. This thing is supposed to be mostly useful and practical. Trying to make it a little cool was a bonus.

I'm keeping my eyes out for another c10, I wouldn't mind doing one that lays out.

[spr85gmc]

been looking for this thread for a loooooong time so bump...