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Old 02-25-2006, 02:29 PM   #1
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leafspring removal

ok.here's what I got.I bought a rolling chassis with a flip kit on it and one leaf taken out.now I want to put it on my truck that already has 2" shackles.will this be too low without a notch?also I tried getting the bolt out of the rear of the leafsprings I it seems kinda a pain is there somthing I'm doing wrong?do I need to take tension off the springs somehow?thanks.
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Old 02-25-2006, 04:17 PM   #2
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Re: leafspring removal

well I got everything out.now I need to know if I should use my 2" shackles.I have 2" drop spindles and 2" lowered springs in front.
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Old 02-25-2006, 05:25 PM   #3
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Re: leafspring removal

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ok.here's what I got.I bought a rolling chassis with a flip kit on it and one leaf taken out.now I want to put it on my truck that already has 2" shackles.will this be too low without a notch?also I tried getting the bolt out of the rear of the leafsprings I it seems kinda a pain is there somthing I'm doing wrong?do I need to take tension off the springs somehow?thanks.
We're going to need some basic info... what year, make, and model truck?
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Old 02-25-2006, 10:39 PM   #4
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