« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2014, 09:50:53 am »
Ehjorten, your idea about moving to a longer spring makes allot of sense. But if you moved just your front forward would it not in turn move the axle closer to the front of the truck and would not be centered in the wheel well? I was thinking I would have to relocate both the front and back to keep the wheel centered? The truck never carries any weight, its a glorified car. I'm embarrassed to say that but it has slowly turned into my big ugly baby. I'm thinking about both your suggestion to move the hangers out and a custom made set of springs. Might be a good combo??
Yes...you would move the rear shackle bracket back as well. I only mentioned the front bracket because with saddle tanks you can't move the bracket forward, but without saddle tanks you can! It is also possible to have non-symmetric leaf springs, whereas the axle pin is not centered on the leaf arch. Places like Deaver and Alcan can make you springs for your specific application that will improve the ride. You say you never haul anything with it, so your truck really doesn't need the load carrying capacity of the stock springs.

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