yet another airbar question...

[slmmedxtrme03]

i have a 03 s10 xtreme xcab and im thinking about getting the air bar. i know it wont lay frame. i dont want it too. but i wanna be low. so lets say i get the airbar...if i get these

http://suicidedoors.com/Bolt-inC-NotchKit.php

notches...that would mean the that the truck...including how low it would go with the airbar, would go 2.25 inches lower right?

would this be a good idea or a not so good idea??
help me outt.

matt-

[xtucking22s]

a lot of people do that, and it works just fine and gets people lower for sure

[slmmedxtrme03]

thanks. i think ill go with that.

[XtremeBowtie]

Are there any issues that this causes? Like rear end pumpkins hitting the bed floor, x-cab crossmembers, and driveshaft problems? I have thought about putting a 2.25 notch as well, but these have always stopped me. Anyone ever had any problems like this?

[xtucking22s]

My friend did it on his regular cab, and other then relocating the evap canister he didnt have to do anything else to it. he still has a stock bed floor, no cutting there. and you can get a new X cab X member from SD for $60, well worth it.

[rockyroad217]

i have the airbar also..ive always heard that if u notch it, the driveshaft hits the gastank crossmember..thats the only thing stoppin me from orderin the notch lol

[dirty jerzey]

kinda off topic but my names matt i have an 03 black s10 extreme and wanna get the airbar too hahah, i wanna keep my side skirts and all so i was wondering if i use the air bar and put drag blocks underneath will it go low enough so it sparks? i don't wanna lay frame as of now just shoot some sparks and the airbar seems like the way to go for me since its bolt on.

[rockyroad217]

Quote: Originally Posted by dirty jerzey

kinda off topic but my names matt i have an 03 black s10 extreme and wanna get the airbar too hahah, i wanna keep my side skirts and all so i was wondering if i use the air bar and put drag blocks underneath will it go low enough so it sparks? i don't wanna lay frame as of now just shoot some sparks and the airbar seems like the way to go for me since its bolt on.

idk i think the drag blocks would have to be pretty big lol..but it could probably be done..im tryin to find out about getting a new gastank crossmember so i can put the bolt-in notch on my truck so it can sit lower without driveshaft issues lol..with the notch im pretty sure itd probly be low enough for something to drag if u put it under there.

[dirty jerzey]

yeah a notch and a new tank pice seem like a good setup to run with the airbar

[xtucking22s]

my friends regular cab s10 with airbar and bolt in 2.25" notch doesnt hit the gas tank crossmember. you shouldnt have problems with anything hitting the gastank crossmember.

[lowridinrebel]

Quote: Originally Posted by xtucking22s

my friends regular cab s10 with airbar and bolt in 2.25" notch doesnt hit the gas tank crossmember. you shouldnt have problems with anything hitting the gastank crossmember.

My buddies truck has the same set up...Reg cab X, set with Airbar, and 2.25 notch. He has never had any problems of the drive shaft rubbing on the gas tank Xmember....the only problem he has had is that he had to trim a crossmemebr under the bed that is parellel with the pumpkin, and the pumpkin has dented the bed florr a bit, but other than that its all good.....

[rockyroad217]

i measure my clearance..sitting axle to frame, i have 2 inches til the driveshaft hits..so im guessing id hit the driveshaft on the crossmember 3/4" before i bottomed out the axle in the notch

[xtremefour]

Quote: Originally Posted by rockyroad217

i have the airbar also..ive always heard that if u notch it, the driveshaft hits the gastank crossmember..thats the only thing stoppin me from orderin the notch lol

That is absolutly correct I have the bolt in c-notches and the air bar on my truck right now. When I try to dive to low the drive shaft rubs on the clam shell bracket and makes a horrible screaching noise.

I was told that i would have to buy the roadgrater gas tank member. but to buy that its like 250 bux. So over the winter I might try to modify my stk gas tank member and get it to clear.


Matt

[redrider]

Quote: Originally Posted by dirty jerzey

kinda off topic but my names matt i have an 03 black s10 extreme and wanna get the airbar too hahah, i wanna keep my side skirts and all so i was wondering if i use the air bar and put drag blocks underneath will it go low enough so it sparks? i don't wanna lay frame as of now just shoot some sparks and the airbar seems like the way to go for me since its bolt on.

ok u can keep ur skirts... i have body kit on my truck with the 2.25" notch and i throw sparks...lol not by frame but by drop down brackets and tow balls

[rockyroad217]

i found out today that you have to get the RG wishbone too if you're gonna run the gastank crossmember