billscamaros
07-28-2007, 10:57 AM
i have a '52 chevy half ton truck and i want to set the rear down a couple of inches. this truck has a nova 8.5 inch 10 bolt rear in it now.
the plan was to just replace the aging rear shackles ... as usual, it's ended up with the rear springs out of it. i'd like to rework the rear so that the truck sits about two inches lower than it is now.
so, two questions .....
the original leaf springs have 8 leafs. can i remove one or two of these leafs to achieve my goal? how hard is it to pull the spring pack apart, remove a leaf or two, and repack them? it looks pretty straightforward. but then again, all of my mistakes looked simple to start with ......
or would i just be better off to use two inch lowering blocks and leave the leafs alone?
my long term plan would be a four link. but i'm just not quite ready to do that yet - $$$$$
thanks
bill
the plan was to just replace the aging rear shackles ... as usual, it's ended up with the rear springs out of it. i'd like to rework the rear so that the truck sits about two inches lower than it is now.
so, two questions .....
the original leaf springs have 8 leafs. can i remove one or two of these leafs to achieve my goal? how hard is it to pull the spring pack apart, remove a leaf or two, and repack them? it looks pretty straightforward. but then again, all of my mistakes looked simple to start with ......
or would i just be better off to use two inch lowering blocks and leave the leafs alone?
my long term plan would be a four link. but i'm just not quite ready to do that yet - $$$$$
thanks
bill