Who has actually swapped spring hangers on rear axle for a shackle flip????

[01maroonz71]

who has actually done this...i've been searching on it for about the last 45 minutes to an hour....and can only find a couple of posts about this. who has taken the front spring hangers on the rear axle and threw some at the rear to flip the shackle??? i do believe it will bolt right up and am trying to build this truck on as much of a budget as i possibly can. what can anybody tell me about this swap??? anybody heard anything????

thanks guys and gals!!!!
~Dave

 

[muddermilitia]

you mean something like this:

 

[01maroonz71]

exactly....how much lift did that yield, and how difficult was it. i can pick up a set for next to nothing down here.

 

[muddermilitia]

thats not my truck its owned by 85mudblazin send him a pm

 

[01maroonz71]

awesome man...thanks!

 

[littlejimmythatcould]

Me and my buddy did one on his bronco. It was pretty difficult at times. It's not a nice and neat kit like ORD or DIY. THe hardest part was trying to decide when we had them even and level with a good shackle angle before we started drilling holes in the frame. When you drill a hole, put a bolt in it. Every hole you drill put a bolt in it. This keeps all of your holes aligned. And some good big C clamps or C clamp vise grips will be your friend. Also have to drop the gas tank. I think when it was all said and done, He got about 2 1/2 inches out of it. But we were pretty conservative on how far we let it come down. If you wanted to, you could probably get about 3 to 4 with some bracing in the form of an L angle (like they are when you pull them off of some trucks). It took a whole day with dissassembly, fabrication, and reassembly. Just my .02 from my little bit of experience. If someone wants to chime in and fill in any gaps I may have missed.

 

[Corey 78K5]

I did it. I used hangers of an 84 K30 and had to drill a few holes to get the correct shackle angle. I mounted them so that the shackle bolt hole was at the same height as the factory mount. I have 57's on mine so I had to drill holes. In the factory location you might luck out with some of the holes lining up.

 

[MNorby]

about everyone I run with has used front hangers on the rear. Either drill holes or weld on. Not too hard at all if oyu have the appropriate tools.