Getting Ready To Drop

[BAT]

First of all I just wanted to thank everyone on this board for the wealth of information that can be found here. As I stated in a previous thread, my son and I decided we needed a project we could to together and he recently choose the '70 C10 restoration and I have become the funding source . Seriously though it is providing for some valuable time with my son and I.

Anyway... we have the bed off and the front clip and cab are coming off today and I am thinking that the next step is to install a 4/6 drop kit. I am very mechanical but not a mechanic and my son is in the body work business. Any thing we need to know if advance? Also, I am looking at the drop kit form Early Classic for it seems to be popular here, any thoughts on kits and from where?

Any and all feedback, comments, suggestions, etc. on this topic are greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

BAT

[Tom Vogel]

Early Classic Enterprises will do you right, and their products are first rate and proven.

[jondancer]

Ece kit is great, paint the spindles so they don't rust, and rent a ball joint press and replace the ball joints. Other than that, great people great parts
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[sduckworth13]

4/6 drop = C notch sometimes, depends who you ask.

[BAT]

Originally Posted by sduckworth13

4/6 drop = C notch sometimes, depends who you ask.

And that exactly means what???

[chevjayfsd]

Originally Posted by BAT

And that exactly means what???

You need to notch the frame as to allow the rear axle to "tuck" up into the frame. I'm sure ECE sells them, but Porterbuilt does as well. This does require cutting the frame.

[chevjayfsd]

Here is a pic of the Porterbuilt notch.

[jimmydean]

Originally Posted by chevjayfsd

Here is a pic of the Porterbuilt notch.

I wish I would have had that available when I bagged my '69. That is a sweet setup.

[chevjayfsd]

Originally Posted by jimmydean

I wish I would have had that available when I bagged my '69. That is a sweet setup.

Yeah, I'm pretty stoked to install all this stuff, plan to after thanksgiving... The quality of the Porterbuilt stuff is amazing when you have it in your hands. All these boxes in the garage are killing me.

[BAT]

Originally Posted by chevjayfsd

You need to notch the frame as to allow the rear axle to "tuck" up into the frame. I'm sure ECE sells them, but Porterbuilt does as well. This does require cutting the frame.

Thanks for the heads up, would not have known otherwise. I am about a week or 2 away from pulling the trigger on this, anything else I need to know?

[chevjayfsd]

You NEED a kit with shock relocators for the rear. Porterbuilt also sells this (pictured above.) They have a nice new upper and lower shock cross member. Of course, if it isn't in the budget, you could go a cheaper route.

[BAT]

Do you have a link for their products? I went to the site in the pic but could not find a valid products page. FYI, the ECE kit has shock relocators in case anyone is wondering but I definitely want to check out Porterbuilt as well before I lay down the cash.

[True 67]

BAT,
i think this is th elink that you are looking for.

True

http://www.porterbuiltfabrication.co...in-C-Notch-249