Author Topic: Lowered leafs w/shackles and hangers  (Read 3582 times)

Offline Ramon87

  • New Users
  • Posts: 1
Lowered leafs w/shackles and hangers
« on: March 19, 2007, 03:05:00 pm »
I have an 87chevy 1/2 ton stepside shortbed w/ 3" spindles up front and shackles and hangers for 4" drop in back. I am running 17x8 and 17x9.5 with 255-50s and 275-50s.

I want to bring it down 3 more inches.

Lowering coils in the front, no problem.

Now...Brothers has 3"multi-leaf drop springs...Do you think that they will work with the shackles and hangers?

Thanks for you help.


Online VileZambonie

  • Global Moderator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 19180
Re: Lowered leafs w/shackles and hangers
« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2007, 05:26:00 pm »
Get the specs on the springs. They are probably just less leafs. Have you considered a rear flip?

,                           ___ 
                         /  _ _ _\_
              ⌠ŻŻŻŻŻ'   [☼===☼]
              `()_);-;()_)--o--)_)

74 GMC, 75 K5, 84 GMC, 85 K20, 86 k20, 79 K10

Offline roundedline

  • Administrator
  • Senior Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2228
Re: Lowered leafs w/shackles and hangers
« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2007, 05:42:00 pm »
If you like the way it rides now (and you carry alot of stuff) flip it.  Lowered leafs have less capacity than stock.

Chris Lucas
www.73-87chevytrucks.com
www.captkaoscustoms.com
Project Su
Jimmy 2WD Project