leaf springs

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directed to one DJ Hatt,

DJ, after reading the 20 posts so-far in your thread, I would like to say....I like your attitude. You have taken the input given and withdrawn the technical apects without taking personal afront to the way it was given. Good for you.

NOW........

LOWER THE DAMN TORSION BARS BACK DOWN TO WHERE THEY BELONG.

respectfully submitted

Scrib Abell ~front-end tech~

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Scribb Abell
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.. Re: leaf springs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Group: alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks Date: Tue, Sep 30, 2003, 11:40am From: snipped-for-privacy@NO.SPAM.netins.net (Brandon Buckner)

Whats the problem with using a a couple lifting blocks that are meant to raise the rear like this? They're cheap too. Just a couple blocks and longer u-bolts.

Brandonb ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Scribb Abell" wrote in

because his body lines wouldn't match up with the cab

Scribs Abell (are you) ............................................. snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (highrider71) sputters out.......

Uhhh.... Since when did lift blocks screw up body lines??

Ah, you mean body lift blocks.

Who uses those anyway? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Since they were invented.

Yes, I wuz uh refer'n to body lift blocks

I do.

Scrib Abell ~~random answers to random questions~~

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Scribb Abell

. Re: leaf springs Group: alt.autos.4x4.chevy-trucks Date: Mon, Sep 29, 2003, 1:33pm (CDT+1) From: snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (John) You could re arch the springs you have now. take them out and take them apart and get your self a pice of C chanel place it on the ground with the flat side down and put the leaf across it and tap the spring from end to end not to hard turn it around and do it again them do the next one If your not care full you could put so much ark in them you wont be able to put them back in If you want a inch lift just re ark them 1/4 inch if you re ark them all

1 inch you will have a like a 3 inch lift when you put them back together also you may need a slightly longer main leaf depending how much you ark them good luck!

------------------------------------- John, you duh man.

Scrib Abell

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Scribb Abell

I didn't realize that you hadn't cranked up the torsion bars. Sorry. That being the case just crank the torsion bars back down to get the front level. When I bought my truck in 92 the front was lower than the back so I cranked them up to level the rig. I believe its an 18mm just turn both the same amount.

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Mastermech

I had someone take the torsion bars down an inch. It made a hell of a difference in appearance. I'm forgetting about leaf springs to solve the problem. Far as I'm concerned, its solved. I can't turn as tight as the truck is made to do, because I have 235R instead of 205R tires on, but I don't need to go in the tightest turns possible, or over the mountains in dirt or mud. If I'd known better, I would have had them install OEM size tires. $600 bucks for 5 tires and a thou mile later, I'm a little late.

Hatt

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Hatt

[snip]

I bought the thing with the torsion bars tweaked up. I've noticed no abnormal wear on the tires in 6 months. Not a hell of a lot of miles, but enough, since its been in the shop for most of that time.

However, I just had the front end lowered one inch. The truck looks much better, [as to the way it sets]. Just before doing this, I also installed $600 worth of tires. After lowering the front, I was told it would not necessarily change the alignment. I was told to note how it drove. Did it pull to one side, etc.? I think I will go have the alignment checked and aligned if necessary. But to tell you the truth, I don't know who I should trust to do this. It looks to me, [viewing truck from front], that tires "seem" to be "in" more at the bottom. You know? the angle of the tires seem to form a general "V" shape looking at them from this angle, [with the tighter part of the "V" being at the road]. I believe this is the way it should be, but I don't know whether its too much.

Hatt

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DJ Hatt

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