Anyone running Deaver long travel springs? Any suggestions on shocks.Length, type and brand. The plan for the K5 is to play in the sand,desert,rocks and pavement.The idea is for it to be a good all-around wheeler.
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Deaver springs
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desertrat67
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JoshTheMule is running Deavers up front.
supersize75k5
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call them, they have it down and have made plenty of them, i have them in my 07 and love em
What they're going to tell you is you want to have everything in your rig you want to have as a finished rig....for the most. Some things can be figured out as far as weight goes but they need to build springs off a total weight of the vehicle. They will tell you if they build you a set of springs for your rig, then you go and put a cage, big winch bumper and winch, rear off road bumper and whatnot, it will cause sag in the springs and wear them out prematurly.
You will be expecting a say 4 inch lift or what ever you tell them you want, but once you get all the weight in the rig it's sagging by 2 or 3 inches, you will be disapointed, and they dont want that ofcourse. So they need to know a total as complete weight as near as possible, AND they need to know the weight on the front axle and rear axle, so they can build the springs spicifically for each end of the truck.
I have talked with them about this same conversation. Part of the reason I am completeing building my K5 with a 63" rear spring conversion using 88' and up 1/2 ton springs with a DIY shackle flip, and Tough Country 4 inch lift springs up front, completing the 1 ton conversion, building the cage, installing the fuel cell, getting all my Mastercraft front & rear seats cage mounted, everything done so I can weigh the truck and then custom springs can be built that will work with my truck. Your not really ready for springs till you have a complete rig.
It actually may not be Deaver springs I run, might be Alcans, not sure just yet, Deaver is local to me for the most though. Hope this helps.
You will be expecting a say 4 inch lift or what ever you tell them you want, but once you get all the weight in the rig it's sagging by 2 or 3 inches, you will be disapointed, and they dont want that ofcourse. So they need to know a total as complete weight as near as possible, AND they need to know the weight on the front axle and rear axle, so they can build the springs spicifically for each end of the truck.
I have talked with them about this same conversation. Part of the reason I am completeing building my K5 with a 63" rear spring conversion using 88' and up 1/2 ton springs with a DIY shackle flip, and Tough Country 4 inch lift springs up front, completing the 1 ton conversion, building the cage, installing the fuel cell, getting all my Mastercraft front & rear seats cage mounted, everything done so I can weigh the truck and then custom springs can be built that will work with my truck. Your not really ready for springs till you have a complete rig.
It actually may not be Deaver springs I run, might be Alcans, not sure just yet, Deaver is local to me for the most though. Hope this helps.
If I taco another set of 52s, I’m probably going to put in a set of Deavers.
Deavers however want to keep the front spring perch (front springs) in the factory position and move the rear shackle hanger back.
Deavers however want to keep the front spring perch (front springs) in the factory position and move the rear shackle hanger back.
I put Deaver 52"in front 56" in the rear on my K-5. Fronts I love , the rears.....having probs keeping the arch, sagging too light the frist time had them rebuilt ,round two they are sagging still . Jeff is the spring guru down there and he has seen my rig he knows the weight on both axles, but he is unfamilular with the shakle flip thing for some reason.I going to have to go down there forround three and try to get the left rear sagg out agian.
Thanks guy's! What are you running for shocks?
I have no shocks yet, truck is under construction still......................for a long time now 
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Ha Ha, I know what you mean I need to finish the swap from my '84 to my '88
Fox 2.0's. 12"front and 14"in the rear. Mckenzie's off-road revalved them.
