Welcome to Club Hot Rod!  The premier site for everything to do with Hot Rod, Customs, Low Riders, Rat Rods, and more. 

  •  » Members from all over the US and the world!
  •  » Help from all over the world for your questions
  •  » Build logs for you and all members
  •  » Blogs
  •  » Image Gallery
  •  » Many thousands of members and hundreds of thousands of posts! 

YES! I want to register an account for free right now!  p.s.: For registered members this ad will NOT show

 

Thread: Will lowering leaf spring hanger be ok?
          
   
   

Reply To Thread
Results 1 to 7 of 7
  1. #1
    BigTruckDriver is offline CHR Member/Contributor Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    TX
    Car Year, Make, Model: hotrod
    Posts
    1,830

    Will lowering leaf spring hanger be ok?

     



    I have a leaf spring set up and wanted to get the truck up higher 1-2". The rear end is sitting on top of the leafs so blocks wont work. If I lower the hangers about 1" down will this screw up anything? Can I just move the back hangers or do I need to do the front also?
    Friends dont let friends drive fords!

  2. #2
    Hotrod46's Avatar
    Hotrod46 is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Vidalia
    Car Year, Make, Model: 1946 Ford Coupe, 1962 Austin Healey 3000
    Posts
    1,499

    You can move the hangers to lower a truck so I don't see why you couldn't move them to raise one too. If you have the room, that is.

    You will alter the pinion angle if do only one end though. I had that happen on a Chevy truck that I dropped 2" with shackles. It kicked the nose of the rearend down several degrees.

  3. #3
    R Pope is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Jun 2005
    Location
    Eston
    Posts
    2,270

    Back in the day, we used to put longer shackles on the back end, and wedges to get the pinion angle back where it was.

  4. #4
    nitrowarrior's Avatar
    nitrowarrior is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Mesa
    Posts
    1,385

    Did I miss something? BTD wanted to raise the truck. I think it was mis-spoken. Adding a block would lower it even more. How about moving the perches to the top of the axle. Did I misread something? I know old timer's disease is creeping up on me.
    What if the "Hokey Pokey" is what it's really all about?

  5. #5
    Hotrod46's Avatar
    Hotrod46 is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Vidalia
    Car Year, Make, Model: 1946 Ford Coupe, 1962 Austin Healey 3000
    Posts
    1,499

    Nope Nitro, you didn't misread it.

    I don't have much experience with raising things up. Never got into things that needed it.

    Pinion angle would change whether you're going up or down on one end only.

    I didn't intend to confuse anyone.

  6. #6
    seansz28's Avatar
    seansz28 is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    missoula
    Posts
    120

    if you relocate the springs to over the axle you would probably gain 4-5 inches, all you need for that is new perches for the springs and new u-bolts

  7. #7
    Ed Rodder's Avatar
    Ed Rodder is offline CHR Member Visit my Photo Gallery
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    Agua Dulce
    Posts
    94

    Quote Originally Posted by seansz28
    if you relocate the springs to over the axle you would probably gain 4-5 inches, all you need for that is new perches for the springs and new u-bolts

    and some welding
    1949 Ford F1 stocker, V8 flatty
    1950 Ford F1 pu street rod
    1948 Ford F3 pu projec
    1948 Ford 2.5 ton dually project
    1953 Chevy 3100 AD project to my 85 S10pu
    1968 2.2 Ecotec Baja Bug kingCoil etc.
    1998.5 Dodge diesel 4x4 many extras

Reply To Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Links monetized by VigLink