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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10
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Originally Posted by cornerstone
How much clearance are you allowing around the tightest places for your driveshaft? I'm in the middle of this now also and not sure if I should trim my cab floor also. It looks like I've got about 3/4 of an inch after I install my driveshaft.
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Originally Posted by SCOTI
Bottom the suspension out completely & make sure the d.shaft doesn't contact anything. If it does, trim things back until it doesn't. I usually build things w/a 1/8" thick (yard stick) spacer to pad my clearances.
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Originally Posted by cornerstone
Thanks Scoti, that sounds like solid advice. I was thinking I'd need at least an inch, but I like your plan better.  |
I buried mine on the bumpstops then allowed minimum 3/8” all around. I like a little bit of wiggle room and am saving space for a possible driveshaft safety loop. I think if you have 3/4” of space, you are way good.
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