Its no Billa Vista writeup, but here is my front 56" spring swap. Lots of PICS!

[CDA 455]

I followed the standard 52" formula, but used 56's. Front hanger move ahead of the body mount, 56" spring short side forward and then a 7" shackle to the stock location in rear. 2" uptravel, about 30 feet of droop. I don't know how much droop I have yet, even my engine hoist was maxing out.

pics..
hanging there, no weight on them except the bare chassis

with the engine (6.2) and trans in place

with the cab and front clip on, the springs are within 1" of being completely flat. I have 6 leaves from a 10 leaf CUCV pack. I kept the main, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th leafs. Its a little soft, but I'm expecting some impressive flex.

Excellent reference pics !!

 

[DavidB]

Yo, scoob, could you throw you shackle angle pic back up?

Thanks man -David