Shortening leaf springs

[binford]

In board your springs.

Cut this hanger off. Cut the rivets heads off and hammer them out.
mount new hanger on the inside of the frame rail. If that won't work, mount them under the frame. Or get some hangers that can be French cut into the frame. see link below



leaf spring hangers link

Here's another in board kit link

[HO455]

It maybe easier to switch to coil springs.

[SuperpowerS]

Originally Posted by binford

In board your springs.

Cut this hanger off. Cut the rivets heads off and hammer them out.
mount new hanger on the inside of the frame rail. If that won't work, mount them under the frame. Or get some hangers that can be French cut into the frame. see link below



leaf spring hangers link

Here's another in board kit link

To me it seems like mounting the leaf springs under the frame would be the simplest and easiest way to go. Using the mounts from that first link would definitely work I think. My only question with that is the rear shackle right now has the leaf spring attached to the top of it while the bottom of the shackle is attached to the hanger. Would it affect it in any negative way if the shackle was attached to under the frame with the leaf spring under the shackle. So in other words if the leaf spring is hanging from the shackle, opposite of how it is now?