Springs (two options)
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You're going to need to either make a drop bracket or preferably get a new front hanger for your rear susp. You can't just raise one end of the leaf pack. I think I've seen people using 80s Chevy hangers that drop much further than ours. See how the leafs sit at an angle with the front higher than the rear? This will put the wheel further forward in the wheel well and mess with your pinion angle.
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He asked for a pic of what I had so I put up a pic of what it looks like at the moment. No one said it was complete thats why its a project. There is no wheel well to notice forward movement in and there never will be and as far as pinion angle goes what are you referencing? No drive shaft no yokes no t case or trans installed so its all a bit in the limbo for final angles. Drop chev hangers are sitting on the garage floor for the front.
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I wasn't trying to insult. I thought you were done with the rear susp. and were moving on to the front. As to the reference to pinion angle, if it was left as is (and I now know it won't be) the pinion angle would be changed by the more upward tilt of the axle caused by the leaf geometry. You don't need anything else installed to see the tilt.
So the 8" of rear lift really isn't the final " of lift if you don't have the longer front hanger on yet. Or did you already try and figure that in?
So the 8" of rear lift really isn't the final " of lift if you don't have the longer front hanger on yet. Or did you already try and figure that in?
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Lack of explanation leads to confusion. Haha I should know better, read enough threads on hear to see it happens quite often. Not referring to this situation and unrelated to this thread; it does get me, some of the reply's people put up from time too time. I have read for hours on here and come across alot of "advice" based on a blurry cell phone pic, no details and not enough facts. We all know there is more than one way to do things on our dents. I just think its funny and sometimes and it forces a guy to read a pointless thread to the end just to see how it turned out. Just thought id mention that Im sure there is lots of opinions on the subject.
Thanks by the way Sleepy your advice has helped me out before in the very few times Ive posted.
The lift measurements were taken factoring in the front drop brackets. It was all done while bolting in the spring packs while the entire truck was on jacks so I could raise and lower to get what I wanted. It will be close enough to level for me.
To tell the truth the lift and the project is gotten a little out of hand. One day Im putting on a new air cleaner the next Ive ordered 8' springs,cutting the frame and doing bottom end bearings.
Thanks by the way Sleepy your advice has helped me out before in the very few times Ive posted.
The lift measurements were taken factoring in the front drop brackets. It was all done while bolting in the spring packs while the entire truck was on jacks so I could raise and lower to get what I wanted. It will be close enough to level for me.
To tell the truth the lift and the project is gotten a little out of hand. One day Im putting on a new air cleaner the next Ive ordered 8' springs,cutting the frame and doing bottom end bearings.
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If you get the 6 inch front lift and its not high enough to level the truck, you could take the factory lift blocks off the top of the rear axle and get shorter ones (Or remove them completely. The taller the lift block the more wheel hop you will have).
I custom built spring mounting hardware to raise the rear of my truck 4". Now I can remove the factory blocks and instal a 2" add-a-leaf which should level the front of the truck which will be getting 4" lift springs.
I custom built spring mounting hardware to raise the rear of my truck 4". Now I can remove the factory blocks and instal a 2" add-a-leaf which should level the front of the truck which will be getting 4" lift springs.
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Lack of explanation leads to confusion. Haha I should know better, read enough threads on hear to see it happens quite often. Not referring to this situation and unrelated to this thread; it does get me, some of the reply's people put up from time too time. I have read for hours on here and come across alot of "advice" based on a blurry cell phone pic, no details and not enough facts. We all know there is more than one way to do things on our dents. I just think its funny and sometimes and it forces a guy to read a pointless thread to the end just to see how it turned out. Just thought id mention that Im sure there is lots of opinions on the subject.
Thanks by the way Sleepy your advice has helped me out before in the very few times Ive posted.
The lift measurements were taken factoring in the front drop brackets. It was all done while bolting in the spring packs while the entire truck was on jacks so I could raise and lower to get what I wanted. It will be close enough to level for me.
To tell the truth the lift and the project is gotten a little out of hand. One day Im putting on a new air cleaner the next Ive ordered 8' springs,cutting the frame and doing bottom end bearings.
Thanks by the way Sleepy your advice has helped me out before in the very few times Ive posted.
The lift measurements were taken factoring in the front drop brackets. It was all done while bolting in the spring packs while the entire truck was on jacks so I could raise and lower to get what I wanted. It will be close enough to level for me.
To tell the truth the lift and the project is gotten a little out of hand. One day Im putting on a new air cleaner the next Ive ordered 8' springs,cutting the frame and doing bottom end bearings.
So it sounds like you've done all your measuring. From what I've read it seems like the 4" SD springs will give a little over 5" of lift. I'm sure the 6" lift front springs would be the same and come in somewhere between 7-8". That would give it just a slight rake and would probably work out well. If you wanted it completely level then you could either get a shorter rear block, or maybe add-a-leaf up front.
Sounds like you've got the fever! lol I've done much of the same. It started with "what's that noise coming from my 360?" The next thing I know I've got a 445ci stroker, plans for the SD/Chebby spring conversion, D60 swap and high steer crossover hydro assist. haha
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