I haven’t heard of the super c notch. Who makes those? Thanks for the advice, do you have any tire rub issues with the body?, did you roll the fenders front and or rear? What size tires you running? Your truck looks good.
I must have 500 different pages and threads tagged on my phone since I bought this truck... I need to get organized. Couldn’t find the bolt on version I saw but these are the weld in version:
http://www.nfamusmetal.com/no-bed-cut-notches-1/
Similar idea. Basically with this type, you have to cut into the under bed support where it contacts the top of the frame above the axel to make room for the 2”x2” square tubing. The 2”x2” adds back the strength you lose by cutting higher into the frame to make a bigger notch. I noticed today as a matter of fact when I had about 300 lbs of interior crap in the bed that it sits much too close to the bump stops for my comfort. Because I already went with the belltech bolt in, I’ll probably have to go the weld in route when I feel froggy to get that extra clearance. For now I’ll just deal with it. If you go the belltech route (and probably any c-notch route) know that the instructions suck. Also- if you want your bed to sit at the same level relative to the cab as before you notched it, you’ll need to cut out the 1/8” spacer that is tack welded on to the bottom of the under bed support mentioned above (assuming that you didn’t get the kit that required removal of that section to begin with). It’s a very unpleasant surprise when you finally finish up, 6hrs deep, and realize that the body line of your bed is noticeably higher than your cab and now you have to take it all apart again.
As for the wheel weights, I noticed the day I put the 4” drop up front and tried to turn the truck around in the driveway, I popped 3 weights off. If you wanna rock 15s, you’re gonna have to commit to sacrificing your LCAs. I plan on running a bunch of SCCA type of events with my truck so I didn’t want to give up that much reinforcement to the LCA to get full turn radius with a set of wheels I won’t run for long. I’ve seen people attest to running the LCAs cut that much with no ill effects, but I just don’t trust it.
Tires on the truck are 235/75/15. Way to skinny for my taste but they were new on the truck when I bought it. I rolled the front fenders cause I have the belltech spindles and wanted to make damn sure I had no issues with rubbing. To date, no issues at all rubbing front or rear on the fenders. I have the belltech 2”-3” drop springs up front but they are softer than I would prefer. I think I’m scrubbing the front valence when I’m at throttle and hit one of those bumps that test your suspension. I plan to cut about 2/3s of a coil off the factory coils I pulled out and see if I can feel/hear a difference.