01-18-2018, 09:57 AM | #1 |
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4/6 Drop long bed
Looking at doing a 4/6 drop on a 72 long bed. Any tips on what to look at or do not to do. Going to use factory a farms and the trailing arms if I can.
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01-19-2018, 06:56 AM | #2 |
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Re: 4/6 Drop long bed
Early Classic is the usual recommendation around here. It's about the limit without a notch, and might look into one especially if you plan on using it like a truck.
Check your brake hoses, ball joints, tie rods and carrier bearing / pinion angle while you're down there. Not too hard a job overall. |
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01-19-2018, 11:13 AM | #4 |
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Re: 4/6 Drop long bed
Looks like you are on the right track then! The trailing arm bracket flip is a good way to help correct pinion on slammed trucks, but I think the consensus around here is that it's not needed on anything at or less than a 6" drop. Of course, there have been a few guys who have gone ahead and done it anyway. I would probably get your drop installed and then measure your angles and take it for a drive and see where you are. If you want to tweak the pinion angle a bit, I would go with some pinion shims first instead of flipping the brackets and see how that helps.
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Re: 4/6 Drop long bed
What amount of travel does a 6" drop in rear have if you don't notch?
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Re: 4/6 Drop long bed
I know some have reported that they are running 6" springs without a notch but that is really cutting it close and varies from truck to truck. On mine, I have 5" springs and 2" of travel. So far I have not bottomed out, but my roads are fairly good and I haven't put anything in the bed yet. When I get on the bumper and bounce it up/down I can get it to bottom out pretty easily.
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Re: 4/6 Drop long bed
On my 71 lwb I put 2500 lbs bags on the rear.Cut my bumpstops in half, and I have 2 1/4 inches of clearance between top of rearend and frame. The only thing Is I have 4 in. between top of center section and steel bedfloor. A c-notch will only give about 4 inch total travel upward with a 6 in drop. That is the amount of rear drop that I have 6 inches.
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2" travel doesn't seem like much.. was hoping to not have to notch the frame. |
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02-14-2018, 01:49 AM | #9 |
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Re: 4/6 Drop long bed
If you are running 15 inch rims and are using 2 inch blocks parts of your suspension will be below the scrub line if you get a flat. I have that set up on my panel (not on the road) and the shock brackets hang below the rim a little bit.
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