does anyone else have springs longer then the 52's up front?

[55Willy]

does anyone else have springs longer then the 52\'s up front?

anyone?
what did you use?
pics?

I used 57's up front. off of a 77 ford

 

[Sandman]

Re: does anyone else have springs longer then the 52\'s up front?

I think Blazinzuks are longer. He used some Dodge springs and built his own mounts.

A few weeks I guess you can see them for yourself. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

 

[rcurrier44]

Re: does anyone else have springs longer then the 52\'s up front?

I used the ford 57" leafs too. Mostly did it to get the wider leaf so I hopefully won't bend another main leaf...so far so good.

 

[55Willy]

Re: does anyone else have springs longer then the 52\'s up front?

2.5" wide is 2.5" wide /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
or did you use the 3" wide ones?

 

[rcurrier44]

Re: does anyone else have springs longer then the 52\'s up front?

Yep used the 3" wide ones.

They are still very soft.

Link to the writeup.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=233733&highlight=57

 

[55Willy]

Re: does anyone else have springs longer then the 52\'s up front?

the 3" I have here are actually a hair over 3, more like 3.25 so the u bolts didn't fit around them with out having to gring a groove for them to run through. so I put the 2.5" back in. my front mount is lowered like 2" lower then stock and i also used a 7" shackle and I gained about 9" of lift. Also running a 8* shim. Axel is moved about 5" forward.

 

[rcurrier44]

Re: does anyone else have springs longer then the 52\'s up front?

I think mine were a little wider than 3" also. I simply modified my top plates so I could get some u-bolts to fit...making new ones when I get the 60 under there.

I used a 7" shackle but moved my frount mount up 3.25"...gave me 4-5 inches of lift.