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add a leaf #522987 11/07/04 04:54 PM

Joined: Jun 2004

Posts: 32

BC Canada

Jake

Getting the Wheeling Fever

Was wondering how to compensate for shorter spring length(eye to eye) after installing 2" add a leaf. Increased arch +stiffer ride= inverted shackles. any ideas?

82 4x4- tipped flipped & sunk. A "work in progress"

Re: add a leaf [Re: Jake] #522988 11/08/04 09:09 PM

Joined: Sep 2002

Posts: 1,878

Oklahoma

mt_goat

Body Damage is Cool

I need to fix that problem too. The first thing I'm going to try is a longer shackle. I got some from Roger web page but have not put them on yet. If that doesn't work I'm going to make a bump stop for the shackle so it can't get inverted.

93 4X4 ext-cab, auto, SR5, 3.4 V6, supercharged, 2.1" pulley, URD fuel mods, Aquamist WI, IPT valve body mod, dual cases, 4" superlift, Alcan springs, 33 BFG MT, ARB locked front & rear, 5.29 US Gears, RB 1" BL, 1.5" BJ spacers, TJM T-17, Warn m8000.

Re: add a leaf [Re: mt_goat] #522989 11/08/04 09:27 PM

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ChrisH

Body Damage is Cool

I don't remember where I saw it... might've been on a dual shackle chevy leaf setup or something... but they welded on a thick tab so that the shackle wouldn't invert on itself. It looked like a solid idea. Maybe someone else remembers where that was...?

Edit: here's the picture of what i was talkin about, kindasorta what you could do.
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Last edited by Chris_Hovious; 11/08/04 09:33 PM.

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