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questions about longer springs
i keep hearing about putting longer springs in the front of a 4x4 to make the ride smoother and get a lift at the same time. i just went out and did some measuring-- heres what i found:
my front springs are 44" long eye to eye
the center pin on my front springs is 22" from the front eye, 22" from the rear eye
i have a set of springs off the rear of some kind of older chevy car supposedly, and some add-a-leafs sitting around. the springs are 54" long eye to eye, and the eye bushing width is an excact match. no problem there, correct? just a nice long smooth riding flexy spring.. heres the problem. the center pin is 24" from front eye, and 30" from the rear...
so, my question is, can i just carefully mark and drill a new center pin location on these longer springs? will that cause any problems with integrity of the springs? i probably will only be using the top 2 of the 3 leaves, and adding my own from there to dial in the lift/ride i want.
do long springs also help ride in the rear?
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1968 Chevy C30 157" WB Wrecker
1969 Chevy CST/10 SWB
1971 Chevy Custom/10 (first truck) 350, NV3500 5 speed
1971 Chevy K20 Custom Camper 4x4 350 TBI, SM465/NP205
1974 Chevy Custom Deluxe/10
1979 Chevy Custom Deluxe K10 farm truck beater
1989 Chevy K2500
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