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isenegger · 01-18-2007, 09:39 PM

i lowered the front of my 76 with 2" drop springs now i want the rear down 3" i was thinking a 2" shackle and remove a leaf. what do yall think.

chopper103in · 01-19-2007, 01:18 AM

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Originally Posted by isenegger

i lowered the front of my 76 with 2" drop springs now i want the rear down 3" i was thinking a 2" shackle and remove a leaf. what do yall think.

lowering blocks

milehightoyz · 01-19-2007, 02:06 AM

pulling a leaf might give you more than an inch, but you could always play with the shackle either at the 1" spot or 2" spot, the better way to go i think would be 2" hangers and 1" on the shackle.

C10-Driver · 01-19-2007, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by isenegger

i lowered the front of my 76 with 2" drop springs now i want the rear down 3" i was thinking a 2" shackle and remove a leaf. what do yall think.

Sounds like that should be about right. You might want to have the spring re-arched to give you the drop you're after. The problem with taking out leafs is that your suspension will start to get spongy and if you have any kind of load in the back it gets even worse.

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Originally Posted by chopper103in

lowering blocks

Lowering blocks won't work on a leaf spring suspension because the factory position for the spring perch is on top of the axle. Unless the axle is flipped to the bottom (which would drop the truck about 5"), any block installed between the axle and the spring will raise the truck. This is a pretty common way to put a rear lift kit on a 4x4.

chopper103in · 01-19-2007, 04:49 PM

Lowering blocks won't work on a leaf spring suspension because the factory position for the spring perch is on top of the axle. Unless the axle is flipped to the bottom (which would drop the truck about 5"), any block installed between the axle and the spring will raise the truck. This is a pretty common way to put a rear lift kit on a 4x4.[/QUOTE]

sorry ----my supidity

C10-Driver · 01-21-2007, 02:05 AM

No worries... Just trying to help. I have had to learn a few of these things the hard (and sometimes expensive) way. If I can help someone get their project off in the right direction, I am happy to do so.

01-18-2007, 09:39 PM	#1
isenegger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: victoria, texas Posts: 51	lowering the rear i lowered the front of my 76 with 2" drop springs now i want the rear down 3" i was thinking a 2" shackle and remove a leaf. what do yall think.

01-19-2007, 02:06 AM	#3
milehightoyz AttentionDeficitDisorder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: COLORADO Posts: 600	Re: lowering the rear pulling a leaf might give you more than an inch, but you could always play with the shackle either at the 1" spot or 2" spot, the better way to go i think would be 2" hangers and 1" on the shackle.

01-19-2007, 04:49 PM	#5
chopper103in Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: sycamore,il Posts: 163	Re: lowering the rear Lowering blocks won't work on a leaf spring suspension because the factory position for the spring perch is on top of the axle. Unless the axle is flipped to the bottom (which would drop the truck about 5"), any block installed between the axle and the spring will raise the truck. This is a pretty common way to put a rear lift kit on a 4x4.[/QUOTE] sorry ----my supidity

01-21-2007, 02:05 AM	#6
C10-Driver Chevy Truck Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kelowna, BC Posts: 1,176	Re: lowering the rear No worries... Just trying to help. I have had to learn a few of these things the hard (and sometimes expensive) way. If I can help someone get their project off in the right direction, I am happy to do so. __________________ . 1970 Chev C/10 SWB, 355 SBC, 700R4, 3.73 Posi, Air Ride (Click to view Build Thread) (SOLD) 1978 Chevy C/10 SWB 1970 Pontiac Lemans .



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