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Old 08-08-2012, 08:47 AM   #21
J Knight
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Re: Lowering by raising leaf spring mounts

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Originally Posted by 76C10Stepside View Post
Sorry, missed the link. Just checked it out, and the first post says "I used all Western Chassis 2.5 spindles and springs in the front with a flip kit, shackles and a c-notch in the rear.". I definitely don't want to notch my frame rails or go that low.

Think I'll cut one coil off the front springs and see how it looks, then raise the front brackets 2 inches and live with it. Have one lowered car and getting ready to lower another one. Want the truck to clear the bumps!
If you want a full 4in drop from the original height you will need to raise the hangers 4in, not 2in. If you move the hanger 2in it will only give you 1in of additional drop just like the 2in drop shackles that is actually 4in longer than the factory shackles. The reason for this is the axle is half way between the pivot point and the adjusted point of the leaf spring.
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