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Offline Dyllan

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Re: rear lift?
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2009, 12:17:38 PM »
Ill just have to see what it looks like after the coil spacer.
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Re: rear lift?
« Reply #16 on: December 06, 2009, 09:23:20 PM »
chevy leaf out what model chevy?
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Re: rear lift?
« Reply #17 on: December 07, 2009, 06:19:46 AM »
mine was a old scotts dale. really any leafs that are the same width will work my next leaf i use will be from a f-150
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Re: rear lift?
« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2009, 06:57:26 PM »
i lifted mine with chevy leaf out of a 79 gmc but i think i would make some shackels because then you would have more flex if you want that to. they are really easy to make as long as you do it the right way ;)
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Re: rear lift?
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2009, 09:14:02 PM »
i don't know for sure but you may not need to do anything to the rear. when you put the 8.8 in you will need to cut off the leaf spring pads and re-weld them on the top of the axle tube so the leaf will be over the axle instead of under it. that will give you a lift of the thickness of the leaf spring+ the height of the axle+ the thickness of the spring pad+ any lift that the explorer leafs will give you. (i've heard 1" to 2"). SOA is a good thing.  ;D
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Re: rear lift?
« Reply #20 on: December 12, 2009, 11:02:31 PM »
when you swap the expo pirch it will give you over 3". it also depends if you reuse the old pirch or if you do what plum did and use square tubing. so its the thinkness of the axle tube plus how ever think the pirch is
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Re: rear lift?
« Reply #21 on: December 13, 2009, 02:36:30 AM »
Quote from: RICO9 on December 12, 2009, 09:14:02 PM
i don't know for sure but you may not need to do anything to the rear. when you put the 8.8 in you will need to cut off the leaf spring pads and re-weld them on the top of the axle tube so the leaf will be over the axle instead of under it. that will give you a lift of the thickness of the leaf spring+ the height of the axle+ the thickness of the spring pad+ any lift that the explorer leafs will give you. (i've heard 1" to 2"). SOA is a good thing.  ;D

But bII's are SOA to begin with, so the perch swap will keep it stock height of he doesnt swap it will lower him 3+"s
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Re: rear lift?
« Reply #22 on: December 13, 2009, 02:53:13 AM »
good point plum
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