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Old 09-16-2008, 05:51 PM   #14
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Re: I need help with my rear end

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Originally Posted by cleszkie View Post
Critter -

You need to install the rear lift springs such that the centering pin is closer to the rear spring eye. This is to move the rear axle back away from the front fender lip. If you've ever seen a lifted Blazer that looks like the rear tires are not centered in the wheel wells, but are closer to the front, that is because they have used only lift blocks, a shackle reversal with the stock springs, or a lift spring with a non-offset centering pin. I have Superlift 6" springs in the rear of my Blazer and that is how they are installed. Superlift even ships them to you with a sticker on the springs that tells you which way is the front.
I follow the point that you are making, but I just got off the phone with Tuff Country (that is the brand of spring I have) and they said the opposite. The longer side measuring from center pin to spring eye goes to the rear.
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