3.5" lift with stock springs?

[Unregistered]

How can i have a 3.5" lift in rear with stock springs? Well, the ylook stock to me, 5 leafs? a short overload on bottom? I don't see any blocks, or extra leafs, yet, my truck is lifted 3.5". Only thing i can see is the rear mounting position, seems to be up by the frame. Is that normal? anyone have any ideas? im guessing this might be why my ride is crappy.

 

[Pirate EB]

"Only thing i can see is the rear mounting position, seems to be up by the frame. Is that normal?"

The rear of the leaf spring is connected to the frame by a shackle that points up. It is possible to flip this over to gain about 4 inches of lift. Then the only other methods of lift are blocks, ad-a-leafs, or new springs. Maybe the front springs are really really worn out causing the front to sag a lot?

 

[Unregistered]

I just put new front coils on. Im guessing the mounts are turned upside down to gain the extra height. I figured thats what it was. Anyone have a picture of this, or the stock mounts? How in the hell am i going to do a 11 leaf pack now? I will have 7" of lift with that...lol. grrrrrrrr, will this upside down mounting cause a bad ride?

 

[stevew]

Does it have a body lift ? .......

 

[Unregistered]

no body lift. I just put 3.5" front coils in, and it sits almost dead even.

 

[Unregistered]

anyone else have the rear spring mounts upside down for extra clearance? I don't want to torch off these and weld on new ones, seeing the frame has been sandblasted and por-15 be previous owner.

 

[Pirate EB]

This is the best I have of the stock location, but I'll try to find a better one.

 

[Unregistered]

can't really tell from that, but i do know there are what looks to be 2 places where the leafs attatch? It is on the upper one. Im guessing it is upside down, because i don't see any blocks or add a leafs. Would i be able to see an add a leaf?

 

[Pirate EB]

Not a Bronco but almost exactly how it should look stock.

 

[Pirate EB]

Homemade bracket and flip.

 

[Unregistered]

shyt, that looks about right. I must have an add a leaf or something then. Now im really confused. Is there a 3.5" add a leaf system?

 

[Unregistered]

It doesn't look like the one with the bracket. and its not up higher than the frame. looks like the 1st picture.

 

[Unregistered]

now that i look at it, i believe mine is upside down. It's not below my frame.

 

[Pirate EB]

For an ad-a-leaf, there is a bolt in the middle of the leaf pack that you undo. Then you place the extra (more arched leaf) above the overload leaf, and bolt it back together. This re-arches the leaf pack giving you lift. Sometimes it can be very hard to tell if there is an ad-a-leaf.

 

[Pirate EB]

I think the biggest ad-a-leaf i've seen is 2.5"

 

[70_Steve]

Maybe this will help, too.

 

[Unregistered]

I will try and take some pictures tonight. I can't post, but maybe someone can post them for me.

 

[jwh]

Jeffs and Toms both sell 5-pack 3 1/2" lift springs. Theyre cheaper than the 10 or 11 packs, and you usually get what you pay for so maybe thats what you have and thats why it rides rough. I also think they sell are Superlift brand, which are often referred to as Superstiff, but I have no expierence with them. Just a thought. HTH

jwh

 

[Unregistered]

I didn't get a chance to take any pictures, but from what i can tell by the diagram, looks like my mounting brackets are upside down. The leafs are mounted towards the top of the frame, rather than the bottom. Probably about a 3-4" difference. I will look into it more tonight. Wife starts getting pissed when i spend too much time in garage..lol

 

[iwlbcnu]

Remember a 3.5 lift would only require about 1.5-2" in the rear to sit level, so an add-a-leaf was most likely used.