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Old 02-28-2005, 06:53 PM   #1
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Rear leaf, lowering front hanger question

I've been looking for 2" lowering front hangers for a '72 rear leaf spring truck but have been unable to find them. Does anyone know if they are available and if so where they got them.
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You can get a 4" front hanger/ shackle for the 73 & later trucks.....but I dont think you can get em for the 67-72 leaf (red headed step child trucks). I did an axle flip on my longhorn, & 1/2ton pcs....the spring hangers were also moved on the frame to get the "stance" where I liked it. that is the only 1/2 ton longhorn I know of.....(not factory tho ) 69L
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Old 03-01-2005, 09:54 AM   #3
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Did you have to notch the frame with the flip kit? I don't want to notch the frame but I'm afraid with a flip kit I'll have to in order to prevent the axle tubes from slamming into the frame on bumps.


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You can get a 4" front hanger/ shackle for the 73 & later trucks.....but I dont think you can get em for the 67-72 leaf (red headed step child trucks). I did an axle flip on my longhorn, & 1/2ton pcs....the spring hangers were also moved on the frame to get the "stance" where I liked it. that is the only 1/2 ton longhorn I know of.....(not factory tho ) 69L
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Old 03-01-2005, 12:03 PM   #4
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On my GMC leaf spring chassis (before I switched to coil spring chassis) I raised the whole front spring mount up 1.5" or 2" on the frame. Then I lengthened the rear hangers by the same amount and took out a couple of the leaves. I remember I had to notch one of the bed supports for clearance.
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Did you have to notch the frame with the flip kit? I don't want to notch the frame but I'm afraid with a flip kit I'll have to in order to prevent the axle tubes from slamming into the frame on bumps.
No, the frame was not notched, but the spring hangers were moved down on the frame to also adjust the height. i have 2 1/2 " clearance between the rails & the axle tubes @ ride height(no collision issues), but the old 3/4 ton springs were pretty stiff, & the traction bars are clamped tight L
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