"C" notch question

[80stepsideguy]

Hello all,
upon receiving my frame i just got the guy talked me into buying a C notch kit.Now i plan on dropping my truck 4 inches in the rear.Do i need to notch the frame for a 4 inch drop or is for a 6 inch drop?Is it worth doing a 6 inch drop with a 4 1/2 inch drop in the front?Also if i did the 4 inch bell tech drop and a 2 inch flip kit will the ride quality go down?All info is greatly appreciated.I am plann in on doing a 4 1/2 inch drop in the front and a 4 inch drop in the rear but i like to hear all opinons on this..

thanks
pat

[lowc10]

at a 4/4 the rear will still be 2 inches higher than the front, 4/6 will level you out. As far as a flip kit the min I think is a 5", I have a belltech 6" flip with no notch, I did cut the bump stops off the fram though.

[shaved80]

notch for a 4" drop: no
6" drop: like lowc10 said no, but trim or remove the bumpstops
personally i don't like rakes, so i would say go for the 4/6!
no such thing as a 2" flip kit...what a flip kit does is put the axle on TOP of the leafs instead of under it.
i ran 8" drop in the rear with only 1" removed from the frame above the axle and i rarely bottomed.

[roundedline]

As stated above if you are only going 4" you don't need the notch.  The axle is still below the springs.

If you have nasty roads you will probably want a notch at 5" or above...

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