Altitude adjustment

[BowTieOgre]

Well im going to be lowering my '80 swb this weekend and I thought I would see if anyone has any tips/hints before I dig in.

Here is the plan for my 4/5 drop:

Front - 2.5" drop spindles and 1 coil removed from stock springs (i have an extra set in case I cut too much or dont like it) as well as shocks.

Support front of truck by frame, jack up one side under the LCA, remove stock spindle and brake components, cut coil spring, clean and repack bearings, reinstall coil spring and spindle.


Rear - Flip kit with shock relocators.

In my head im thinking support the rear of the truck by the frame, disconnect the spring mounts, pull the rear end to the side and rotate it up and over one leaf, continue thru just enough to get it over the other leaf and bolt it up.



There is a 50% chance I will have someone there that has done this before but just in case im going solo I want to have as much digital info and support as possible.

Thanks in advance.

Kris

[poolboy65-ls1]

For the rear I used Four jack stands. Two on the axle one on each side and one on each side of the frame right in front of the leaf spring. Take the leafs completely off and bolt them under the axle. This way you dont have to handle the rear end, Disconnect any brake lines and the u joint. That And I did not have any help. The hardest part for me was getting the rear shackels to line up. Hope that helps.

[xtreme80]

Agreed. It will be much easier to remove the whole leaf than it will be to move the axle. The axle is heavy. The spring pack is not. Plus you'd have to disconnect the axle at the u-joint to move it and you risk the u-joint coming apart.