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08-04-2004, 11:24 AM | #1 |
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Flip kit drop. would it be 5" or 6.5"
I am going to put in a flip kit on the 74 stepper. It has the heavy duty spring. currently the distance betweeen the top of the spring and the bottom of the axle is 6 1/2 inches. It has 8 leafs in the spring.
If I put in a flip kit would this drop the rear 6 1/2 inches? Or am I missing something. Also. Do I have to worry about the angle of the driveshaft into the tranny? I plan on putting in 3" spindles. I might have to also put in 1-1 1/2 drop springs also if the rear drops that much.
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08-04-2004, 11:50 AM | #2 |
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I plan on doing the same thing, but I don't know about the 8 leaves part. I asked a local drop shop and they suggested that I get a regular 3/1 stock spring to lessen the harsh and bounce I would get with the HD 8 leaf spring.
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08-04-2004, 12:25 PM | #3 |
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Do you think I could take out a couple of leafs to lessen the harsh ride?.
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08-04-2004, 01:20 PM | #4 |
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You should be able to get a 4" rear drop, with a shackle/front hanger kit (try Bell tech). For a little additional drop, & better ride, you can toss a couple leafs from the stack. Good luck,crazyL
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If you want to talk to someone that has done ALL of the ABOVE, Swerve has done it all. You are measuring correctly also, it will be 6.5" or so depending on the flip supplier.
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08-04-2004, 02:37 PM | #6 |
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Here's how to measure when flipping an axle assuming you leave the same number of springs.
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08-04-2004, 04:25 PM | #7 |
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Tell me about it. The more leafs you remove, the bouncier it get's. If you remove leafs from the 7/1 pack, every leaf you remove, will raise it back up the thickness of the leaf you remove.
The most I would recommend taking out would be 3 leafs and maybe the overload leaf, leaving you with 4. But as Chris said, no guarantee of ride quality though.
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08-04-2004, 09:40 PM | #9 |
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Personally I would be a bit concerned about those springs. They are "swelled" by rust just outside of the u-bolts. This leads to breakage of the leaves themselves. You probably already have some broken/cracked.
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08-04-2004, 11:41 PM | #10 |
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same princible/technique???
I have a 78 2wd blazer does the flip/drop work the same way if so how much drop for me? is there special shocks to go along w/this procedure,do you have to buy a flip kit or can you do it safely with u bolts I'm new at this too me and my boys(10 & 12 yrs.old) are learning and if we save money we could buy drop spindles when you guys finish w/74pumpkin can you help us
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08-05-2004, 12:56 AM | #11 |
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74Pumpkin,
A friend of mine dropped his 75 C10 using factoy HD spring pack (like yours) flipped, along with a 3" DJM Spindle / 2" DJM Coil. It sits PERFECT. It rides pretty good too. |
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I think the only concern is using 15" rims and a 3" drop spindle. Most here had to grind a little off the A arm lip for clearance for the inside of front wheels. It may depend on the wheel offset too?
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Same concept. All flips are approximately 5-6" of drop depending, so most people just say a flip is 6 inches. I suggest getting shock extenders for the rear along with the flip. That way you can use stock application shocks.
The flip kit is an actual saddle that the axle sits on, so you need that part. Most suppliers give you the extenders and the perches as a kit. Here is what one typically looks like: Quote:
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Seems like most everyone on here talks about getting lower or wishing they went lower. So I guess I'll have to listen to everyone and go LOW now and save myself some work later.. So Now I have to come up with 2 inch springs also..
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