Topic: 63in springs installed. but!

[toyman2]

i did what the FAQ sayed and all that,i also read as much as i could about them.
i went to flex them out and they dont even tighten the stock rear break line.



i have 8in eye to eye shackles moved 4in back,marlin U-bolt flip and 31/2X31/2X1/4 front mounts moved 11in foward.

any ideas, i wont do a double shackle.
what do you think?

[79coyotefrg]

your rear shackles need to angle  from the frame to the end of the springs  \  so  they look as thow  they would act as a ramp to jump over the cab of the truck,  does that make sense??   DO NOT TIGHTEN THE SHACKLE BOLTS TIGHT 

[toyman2 [OP]]

yea they have pretty good angle  and i also no about the bolts being to tight ive checked all that

[dune_it86]

have you removed the overload spring yet

[toyman2 [OP]]

if i do what do i do for lift

[fabtoys]

 the overload is flat no lift involved maybe just 1/4 -1/2 "for the thickness of the overload 

[toyman2 [OP]]

my comp.stops ok but the drop is the big deal.
its the main leaf im not even getting tight to the spring clamps

[79coyotefrg]

you didnt use leaves from a 3/4 ton chevy did you

[toyman2 [OP]]

no,  i may have pre judged a bit.
i can get a tire about 36in in the air, im going to run them for a bit and see how they do

[Crawler677]

were these new springs or did you get them used?  if they are new then it is possible that they just need to be broken in.

[toyman2 [OP]]

they were out of a wrecking yard so i dont know how used

[toyspider81]

i have the same problem in the rear bro my shakels are long in the rear and im afraied that they will bind to one side or the other. so im going to run the MARLIN 4" out back. in less i can get a deal on 4 link for the rear.

[Hottrod81]

Marlin 4" springs are the only way to go.  I had 63" Chevy's out back and they were unstable.

[toyspider81]

yea i think your right cause my rear is verey unstable i almost don't want to drive it but i gotta drive it i love that bad boy. id like to see some pics of the marlin 4" rear flexed up. My front end is off the hook so if anyone has pics post'em

[toyman2 [OP]]

ttt