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Old 12-03-2006, 12:50 PM
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i have a 81 scottsdale and it has a 4 in lift but i swapped the rear blocks out for all lift leaf springs and now its alot higher then the fron.it looks like its higher abot 2 inches...could i take a leaf from the old rear leaf springs and add 1 leaf to the front to make i alittle higher in the front??i jut dont want to spend mone if i dont have to..or should i just get new front leaf springs??
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i have a 81 scottsdale and it has a 4 in lift but i swapped the rear blocks out for all lift leaf springs and now its alot higher then the fron.it looks like its higher abot 2 inches...could i take a leaf from the old rear leaf springs and add 1 leaf to the front to make i alittle higher in the front??i jut dont want to spend mone if i dont have to..or should i just get new front leaf springs??
ya can't add a leaf fromt he rear to the front because the front is 3 inch wide springs and the rear is 2 1/2 . . but if ya get a 3 inch wide spring you oculd do it . . I added 2 to the front of mine but all were 4 inch springs just to get a little more height and spring rating to carry the big block
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ya can't add a leaf fromt he rear to the front because the front is 3 inch wide springs and the rear is 2 1/2 . . but if ya get a 3 inch wide spring you oculd do it . . I added 2 to the front of mine but all were 4 inch springs just to get a little more height and spring rating to carry the big block
ight..thanx for ya help man
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Well also they are brand new springs they will settle about an 1" to 1.5". So just keep that in mind too.
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i'll drive around for a few days to see what happends
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