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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 01:48 PM
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lowering the rear end

Guys, I need help. First, I need to say my truck has a Chevrolet rear end so the clearance is a little different than stock. I installed the adjustable leaf spring connector to the front of the rear leaf strings and I installed the dropped connector to the back of the rear leaf spring.
It is still too high by about 1 1/2 ~ 2 inches. I have enough travel to drop here and not cause clearance problems. Can I take a leaf or two from the spring pack and achieve this?
If so, I assume it is just unclamping the pack and removing one or two. Will there be any need to get shorter pins or clamps that line all the leafs up?


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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 04:18 PM
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How many leaf springs are in each of your packs? Are the OEM style springs or GM springs?
 
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Old Sep 28, 2015 | 04:23 PM
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They are Ford OEM original to the truck. I will have to count the number of springs in the pack. I think there are 7 if I remember correctly.
 
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