Chevy 63in spring swap??
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Actually, 11" is just about what I'm after. I'm not in it for departure angles, rather for the wheelbase increase per se. I really wish I had a good pic of a 1st-gen longbed frame to look at. Looking at trucks with a bed on them, I'd guess there's just about a foot left between the end of the frame and the rear shackles. Well, if it's a little too much, there are 57" Chevy springs, I hear? One worry from the armchair-engineers' perspective is that it'd increase beam loading on the frame... would that be an actual problem in the real world?
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THe fords are 57, and mount a little differently than the chevys. I think you still move the front forward, but the rear comes in 4. So they might be a better option for you.
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I've been running double shackles with my 63s for years! Ive never had an issue with it on the road or off for that matter... I drive 200 miles each way when I go wheelin at 70 mph towing a trailer.. No problems
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Okay so i got these springs home not even thinking about really checking them and there def front springs off a halfton chevy...
has anybody ever put these on the rear of a toyota?? They have great arch to them so i wanna try and use them still. but the center pin is offset a little. I think i might could even use the stock mounts front and rear with these springs but it would work better if i moved the front mount forward about 4in or so. Any input??
has anybody ever put these on the rear of a toyota?? They have great arch to them so i wanna try and use them still. but the center pin is offset a little. I think i might could even use the stock mounts front and rear with these springs but it would work better if i moved the front mount forward about 4in or so. Any input??
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Okay so i got these springs home not even thinking about really checking them and there def front springs off a halfton chevy...
has anybody ever put these on the rear of a toyota?? They have great arch to them so i wanna try and use them still. but the center pin is offset a little. I think i might could even use the stock mounts front and rear with these springs but it would work better if i moved the front mount forward about 4in or so. Any input??
has anybody ever put these on the rear of a toyota?? They have great arch to them so i wanna try and use them still. but the center pin is offset a little. I think i might could even use the stock mounts front and rear with these springs but it would work better if i moved the front mount forward about 4in or so. Any input??
If they're longer than your current leafs, then you could try em.
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Weird its call'n the chev springs 64''
The spring's I picked up a few years ago measure 63''. I was told they were chev springs.
Wonder if theres a difference. Could be dodge springs i guess.
Weird its call'n the chev springs 64''
The spring's I picked up a few years ago measure 63''. I was told they were chev springs.
Wonder if theres a difference. Could be dodge springs i guess.
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How far can you move the axle back without extending your driveshaft? like how far can the stock toyota driveshaft sli[ back on the yoke and still work properly? if any
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