baggin a leaf sprung truck... - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

srosa707 · 07-25-2004, 10:11 AM

How hard is it to do? any pics?

Prerunner1982 · 07-25-2004, 11:35 AM

depends on what you are wanting, to lay frame or to haul heavier loads?

srosa707 · 07-25-2004, 01:42 PM

frame...

SCOTI · 07-25-2004, 02:48 PM

To 'lay frame' w/leafs, you'll need to get rid of the leafs & swap to a weld-on '4-bar' (or comparable 2-link) style system.

Slammed '87 · 07-26-2004, 04:25 AM

YES you can bag a truck with leaf springs and lay frame! Depending on what size rims and tires you go with, it is possible. Why anyone would decide to go this route though is beyond me. With a flip kit, removed leafs, shackle & hanger kit (or relocated shackles & hangers), and lowering blocks to get the exact height required, it can (has) been done. By the time all that is said and done and paid for, you are way better off to go with a link suspension. No matter how you lower a truck that low, you have to change your pinion angle, so if you kept your leafs, you would have to remove and relocate the axle tube spring perches. Keep in mind you would also have to install at least a 6.5" step notch in the frame, and your ride quality wouldn't be nearly as good as with link.

07-25-2004, 10:11 AM	#1
srosa707 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: central california Posts: 61	baggin a leaf sprung truck... How hard is it to do? any pics?

07-25-2004, 02:48 PM	#4
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 21,964	To 'lay frame' w/leafs, you'll need to get rid of the leafs & swap to a weld-on '4-bar' (or comparable 2-link) style system. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

07-25-2004, 11:35 AM	#2
Prerunner1982 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,906	depends on what you are wanting, to lay frame or to haul heavier loads?

07-25-2004, 01:42 PM	#3
srosa707 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: central california Posts: 61	frame...

07-26-2004, 04:25 AM	#5
Slammed '87 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary Canada Posts: 556	YES you can bag a truck with leaf springs and lay frame! Depending on what size rims and tires you go with, it is possible. Why anyone would decide to go this route though is beyond me. With a flip kit, removed leafs, shackle & hanger kit (or relocated shackles & hangers), and lowering blocks to get the exact height required, it can (has) been done. By the time all that is said and done and paid for, you are way better off to go with a link suspension. No matter how you lower a truck that low, you have to change your pinion angle, so if you kept your leafs, you would have to remove and relocate the axle tube spring perches. Keep in mind you would also have to install at least a 6.5" step notch in the frame, and your ride quality wouldn't be nearly as good as with link.



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