Chevy Springs!!

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2LONGTOY89

Discussion Starter · Jan 6, 2005

I Have Seen A Lot Of Guys Using Chevy Springs In The Rear. I Was Wondering What Size The Springs Should Be And What Chevy To Get Them Off Of.

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Mike

· #8 · Jan 7, 2005

2BIGTACOMA03 said:
I Have Seen A Lot Of Guys Using Chevy Springs In The Rear. I Was Wondering What Size The Springs Should Be And What Chevy To Get Them Off Of.

'88-'98 Chevy trucks.

Later,
....Mike

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Mike

· #11 · Feb 8, 2005

SKUUT said:
I read thru the link and got alot of questions answered, but I was wondering if anybody has added a few leafs to a Chevy pack. I guess with 3 extra leaf, minus overload, you would have a 6 leaf pack, from a 2wd Chevy, and would gain a total of 5 inches? 5 inches of rear lift is what I'm looking for, so if anybody thinks this would work, let me know. Thanks

I just put an add-a-leaf in my Chevy packs this weekend. It was a Pro Comp long AAL, Summit Racing part number EXP-13124. After installing the AALs and a one inch longer shackle, I was able to get rid of my 3" blocks. It's hard to say where my suspension is related to stock, but I would guess about 8". My rear shackles are 7" hole to hole.

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....Mike

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Mike

· #13 · Feb 8, 2005

SKUUT said:
Where are you guys getting these shackles 7" and 9". I've never heard of shackles that long. I'm hoping to get 5" out of the leafs so I can later add shackles for an extra 2" of lift.

You get yourself some steel (3/8" x 2" works well) and drill some holes in it.

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....Mike

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Mike

· #15 · Feb 8, 2005

ptrautne said:
I got mine from cornfed suspension because I wanted my shackle bent to match the spring and frame width

I don't have a way to properly bend 3/8" steel, so I used some DOM tubing spacers to properly align everything. The attached pic isn't a very good example because it's bent to hell after a brutal wheeling trip, but you can see the spacers.

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....Mike