lower shackles, flipped leafs, am I right on my thinking?

[ksshane]

Am I right on my thinking...lol made myself laugh at that one.

Anyway.

Did the flipped rear spring setup on my 71 swb and the truck is a little lower than I had thought. Axles are actually touching the frame with no bump stops. So of course Im going to C-notch it.

The thing is Im guessing it may drop another half inch or so once I c notch it (Im hoping no more than half an inch). Currently without notching the frame the top of the outside rear wheel well measures 27" to the ground at the center of the wheel.

Im dropping my front end with 2.5 drop spindles and had planned on cutting 1.5 coils out of the front spring, but once I got the spring out it was obvious the springs had been heated. So Im currently awaiting my 3" dropped springs from CPP... Should be here Saturday.
Before I tore the front end apart it measured 29 7/8 from the top of the front outside wheel well to the ground.
Im worried that with new springs Im not going to get the front end lower than 26" and the last thing I wont is for the front to be higher than the rear.

So my question is this. Since lowering shackles are designed to lower the rear of a stock leaf spring truck an 1inch or 2... With a flip kit that should actually raise the rear by an 1inch or 2 right?

Im hoping I wont have to mess with it, but Im trying to figure out the simplest way to raise the rear about an inch if I have to.