Stupid police laws here!

[454 blazer]

Ive got some springs on my rig that have been arched to give me a couple of extra inches in hight but laws here are stupidly strict each year i have to take them of re arch them to stock which as you no is not good for them or my wallet, question is , i have a set of clean suburban spring that are at stock height , will they fit ok ? I also have 33x12.5x15 and really dont want to do any trimming just need to get it tested.

Any thoughts from you legends ?

 

[mwood1985]

what year ect is your rig? and all 74-91 blazers suburbans C/K should bolt up spring wise. the difference is 1/2 ton vs 3/4 or 1 ton suspensions

 

[454 blazer]

Sorry its an 82 with a d44 front and 12 bolt rear 454/th350/np205

 

[sweetk30]

fronts no problem.

rear if the burban springs are same length no problem.

and why not 1" body lift to give tiny bit more clearence .

and i figured over there there is no laws as the vehicles we all see on tv are crazy scary .

 

[454 blazer]

fronts no problem.

rear if the burban springs are same length no problem.

and why not 1" body lift to give tiny bit more clearence .

and i figured over there there is no laws as the vehicles we all see on tv are crazy scary .

I hear you but remember im in Bahrain not Saudi lol !
And thanks for the info

 

[k20]

can you not just bolt up some tiny tires to drop you for the inspection (assuming its a headlight or bumper height restriction)? Heckuva lot easier to swap tires than to swap springs every year.

 

[kdoske]

can you not just bolt up some tiny tires to drop you for the inspection (assuming its a headlight or bumper height restriction)? Heckuva lot easier to swap tires than to swap springs every year.

....+1

 

[496truck]

I was thinking smaller tires too, but over there it may be a spring related law not just a height law.

I run 33s on stock springs with 15x8 wheels. They did not rub at all on the street. They only rubbed when I took it off road.

 

[K85 Octane]

I'm picturing in my head, a special book of substantial size, with all makes and models of trucks/cars listed, next to each vehicle is a year, next to those years are the FACTORY measurements somebody took when these vehicles were new, measurements nobody cared about back then.

Where are they measuring from? Arch to frame? Lame.
I'm not a fan of arching springs, but I'd also hate to see some dropped truck with only one leaf get pass some inspection.
just silly

 

[cegusman]

just pull a leaf out.

 

[Blue85]

If they are rearched springs, just go out and wheel the rig for a while. Before you know it, they will be close to stock height again.

 

[boggerless]

If they are rearched springs, just go out and wheel the rig for a while. Before you know it, they will be close to stock height again.

this is very true Luke. when my brother had his done years back. it looked silly as hell in the rear.they settled pretty quickly though.

 

[thatK30guy]

Ive got some springs on my rig that have been arched to give me a couple of extra inches in hight but laws here are stupidly strict each year i have to take them of re arch them to stock which as you no is not good for them or my wallet, question is , i have a set of clean suburban spring that are at stock height , will they fit ok ? I also have 33x12.5x15 and really dont want to do any trimming just need to get it tested.

Any thoughts from you legends ?

3" body lift should take place of the springs in lift category for those tire size.

 

[Fordum]

Is it a yearly inspection? I'm thinking about some hydraulic cylinders that would load the springs down to spec., and then could be released to let the truck ride good.

Or rig up a way to compress them, and have a limit chain on each axle. Compress them down, hook up the chains, get inspected, unhook the chains.

 

[imiceman44]

Is it a yearly inspection? I'm thinking about some hydraulic cylinders that would load the springs down to spec., and then could be released to let the truck ride good.

Or rig up a way to compress them, and have a limit chain on each axle. Compress them down, hook up the chains, get inspected, unhook the chains.

If it's a visual inspection like I suspect it is, they will see that.

 

[K85 Octane]

camouflage chains



I want some of what fordum is having

 

[Fordum]

Well, it depends on what the law says.
If it only concerns bumper height, then how ever you do it should not matter as long as the bumper is the right height.

You could say that the chains are for highway use, and you unhook them for greater travel when you go off-road.

Of course, you might want to wear a crash helmet when you drive it in for inspection. Otherwise, a good bump would slam your head into the top of the truck when it bounced up against the chains and stopped going up.