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Title: Cross sill hitting lower shackles on stepside with 4" drop
Post by: Dusty6.0 on February 15, 2018, 09:21:51 pm

I have a 74 c10 stepside with a hanger and shackle kit that gave me a 4" drop in the rear. Upon sitting the cross sills in their position to bolt the bed to frame I notice the cross sill closest to the tail gate sits dead on the rear shackles. I never heard of this before now. Is this common? I don't want to ruin my new wooden floor. I still want my 4" drop because I have 4" in front and I have a nice rake look. Hopefully someone can help me out. Thanks

Title: Re: Cross sill hitting lower shackles on stepside with 4" drop
Post by: Rapid Roy on February 15, 2018, 09:45:31 pm

Welcome from Texas

Title: Re: Cross sill hitting lower shackles on stepside with 4" drop
Post by: VileZambonie on February 15, 2018, 10:25:41 pm

Stock shackles or lowering shackles?

You can shim the bed up a little higher too. Lot's of guys used to do this with the stepsides back in the day.

Title: Re: Cross sill hitting lower shackles on stepside with 4" drop
Post by: RGSMS on February 16, 2018, 06:41:56 am

I had the same issues with mine. I just cut enough space around the cross for my shackle to fit. It shouldn’t ruin your floor. It all under the bed


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Title: Re: Cross sill hitting lower shackles on stepside with 4" drop
Post by: Dusty6.0 on February 16, 2018, 10:41:59 am

Quote from: VileZambonie on February 15, 2018, 10:25:41 pm

Stock shackles or lowering shackles?

You can shim the bed up a little higher too. Lot's of guys used to do this with the stepsides back in the day.

I have lowering shackles

Title: Re: Cross sill hitting lower shackles on stepside with 4" drop
Post by: Dusty6.0 on February 16, 2018, 10:44:26 am

Quote from: RGSMS on February 16, 2018, 06:41:56 am

I had the same issues with mine. I just cut enough space around the cross for my shackle to fit. It shouldn’t ruin your floor. It all under the bed

I'll give that a try. I don't want to ruin my ash wood lol. I never ever heard of this before. Is it common to run into this issue on swb stepsides or fleetsides?
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Title: Re: Cross sill hitting lower shackles on stepside with 4" drop
Post by: RGSMS on February 16, 2018, 01:10:50 pm

Sorry for the late response (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180216/10458f774e33f4c00428b4b900e9b5c7.jpg)(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180216/10458f774e33f4c00428b4b900e9b5c7.jpg)
I just hit it with a sawzall before buttoning it all back up. It’s not pretty but it works


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Title: Re: Cross sill hitting lower shackles on stepside with 4" drop
Post by: Dusty6.0 on February 18, 2018, 02:36:46 am

Wow! Is that with a 2 or 4 in drop? Remember I have lowering hangers that gave me 2in to begin. The 2in came from the shackles. I like what you did. Nice

Title: Re: Cross sill hitting lower shackles on stepside with 4" drop
Post by: VileZambonie on February 18, 2018, 03:07:38 pm

Here is a clearanced one

Title: Re: Cross sill hitting lower shackles on stepside with 4" drop
Post by: Dusty6.0 on February 18, 2018, 11:04:15 pm

Quote from: VileZambonie on February 18, 2018, 03:07:38 pm

Here is a clearanced one

So you just cut cut and smoothes out the brace instead of notching it I like that!!  2 or 4" drop here?