lowering the rear

[isenegger]

i lowered the front of my 76 with 2" drop springs now i want the rear down 3" i was thinking a 2" shackle and remove a leaf. what do yall think.

[chopper103in]

Originally Posted by isenegger

i lowered the front of my 76 with 2" drop springs now i want the rear down 3" i was thinking a 2" shackle and remove a leaf. what do yall think.

lowering blocks

[C10-Driver]

Originally Posted by isenegger

i lowered the front of my 76 with 2" drop springs now i want the rear down 3" i was thinking a 2" shackle and remove a leaf. what do yall think.

Sounds like that should be about right. You might want to have the spring re-arched to give you the drop you're after. The problem with taking out leafs is that your suspension will start to get spongy and if you have any kind of load in the back it gets even worse.

Originally Posted by chopper103in

lowering blocks

Lowering blocks won't work on a leaf spring suspension because the factory position for the spring perch is on top of the axle. Unless the axle is flipped to the bottom (which would drop the truck about 5"), any block installed between the axle and the spring will raise the truck. This is a pretty common way to put a rear lift kit on a 4x4.

[chopper103in]

Lowering blocks won't work on a leaf spring suspension because the factory position for the spring perch is on top of the axle. Unless the axle is flipped to the bottom (which would drop the truck about 5"), any block installed between the axle and the spring will raise the truck. This is a pretty common way to put a rear lift kit on a 4x4.[/QUOTE]


sorry ----my supidity

[milehightoyz]

pulling a leaf might give you more than an inch, but you could always play with the shackle either at the 1" spot or 2" spot, the better way to go i think would be 2" hangers and 1" on the shackle.

[C10-Driver]

No worries... Just trying to help. I have had to learn a few of these things the hard (and sometimes expensive) way. If I can help someone get their project off in the right direction, I am happy to do so.