I have 4" rear drop shackel's on my truck, and my new stock rear leaf springs. My question is will I have to get the drive line angel checked to make sure it correct? My currant setup is 2" drop spindle's, 4" shackel drop.
Printable View
I have 4" rear drop shackel's on my truck, and my new stock rear leaf springs. My question is will I have to get the drive line angel checked to make sure it correct? My currant setup is 2" drop spindle's, 4" shackel drop.
Where did you get 4 inch drop shackles from? i thought the most you could do on those was 2" due to them touching the bed.
Yes you will need to check it!
I really don't know what I have on there now, I just assumed that it was a 4" rear shackel. Is there a way I can tell what I have on the truck now?
I think GMC6 might be right 2" is all you can get without hitting the bed. If it is just 2" I did that with no other changes. Go drive it and see if there is any vibration. On my truck it fixed the wheel hop on hard cornering.
Well that really sucks! I just orderd new stock leafs because I was told they were 4" shackels. I really don't want it on a rake.
Did you take measurements? It might be 4". I took the bumper and spare off so mine is almost the same as before the drop.
I just found this 4" rear drop on summit's site. What do you think?
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=BEL%2D6512&N=700+ 4294908216+4294907438+4294924667+115&autoview=sku
That is shackles and hangers. In that setup you lower the front and the back of the spring, not just the rear shackles.
If you want to know what you have on your truck post a picture of the shackles and hangers under your truck. They are the parts on the front and back of the leaf springs on your truck.
If you are looking to do a 4" drop in the rear I would definitely avoid drop leaves. I ran the hotchkis drop leafs and they were extremely stiff. You may consider a flip kit and lift shackle for a 5" drop in the back.
I will take some picktures tonight when I get home, I know they have both been replaced because the rivits have been removed.
You don't have to remove the rivets for a shackle setup in the back only for hangers on the front part of the leaf spring. Hopefully in your case he is running stock shackles with a drop hanger because then you'll just need to spend $25-30 on some used shackles and you'll be good to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by 99LS1