Why use the offset hole in a flip kit bracket

[sweetk30]

your changing the 2 points of measure in the radius of a arc swing .

when when you go up/down its 1 set of specs . then you flip the axle over the leaf spring or us 4x4 guys lift the suspension via a block with a off set pin hole or shackle flip it moves the arc piviot point and the axle in relation .

its not a tone of change but its there and adds up .

[44boggers]

Originally Posted by sweetk30

your changing the 2 points of measure in the radius of a arc swing .

when when you go up/down its 1 set of specs . then you flip the axle over the leaf spring or us 4x4 guys lift the suspension via a block with a off set pin hole or shackle flip it moves the arc piviot point and the axle in relation .

its not a tone of change but its there and adds up .

So I measured my wheel base with the hole in the center of the spring perch and my wheel base still measures 117.5" which is what factory is supposed to be.

So with my set up the axle has not changed location according the factory specs. Although I did not measure the wheel base before I did the flip kit. But it is online with the factory specs.

Does anyone have a measurement who used the center hole of the spring perch?

[44boggers]

What are you guys measuring for a wheel base? In my last post i said i measured 117.5 but i measured again today with a more accurate method and came up with 118.5.

Online it says stock is 117.5 so it looks like my wheel base grew 1". So the axle flip brackets would actually move my axle back almost 2 inches then (if stock wheelbase is 117.5)

Any thoughts