rear springs

[bigbluebronc]

I have a ten pack 5 in lift in the rear and It sits stink bug with the 5 inch front springs and my old rear springs flexed much better. How many leafs can i take out or should take out too make it flex and sit level?

B

 

[S_bolt19]

If you take out any more it will sag more because of the weight, but the flex will be better. The new Cage leaf springs only have 9 leafs, but they are designed that way. The only question I have is what coils do you have? Do you have the heavy duty ones designed for a winch & 351 or the ones that were made for the no winch/302?

 

[bigbluebronc]

If you take out any more it will sag more because of the weight, but the flex will be better. The new Cage leaf springs only have 9 leafs, but they are designed that way. The only question I have is what coils do you have? Do you have the heavy duty ones designed for a winch & 351 or the ones that were made for the no winch/302?

I am sure I have the 5.5 springs for a 302 without a wench, but I have a winch and a heavy bumper and lights on the front, I actually have an eleven pack.

I put all the doors and tool boxes and spares and cover on and a full gas tank 22 gallon and two people and measured the sag It only saged 3/8s. I would like to drop the rear two inches so I am thinking 4 leaves 1 and a 1/4 and the remaining springs might give me another 1/4 and they might actually start too flex...

Any of this make sense?

Thanks B

 

[S_bolt19]

I would start out with just taking 2 leafs out at most. More than that and it might cause really poor road maners and make the vehicle less than what it should be, performance wise.

 

[aqua_wonder]

Ever consider installing the heavier front coils for the extra weight of the front winch?

 

[bigbluebronc]

The truck is strickly offroad, so flex is more important than going down the freeway. When I got the truck I used the stock five pack with load spring removed and 2 in block and 3 1/2 front lift coils. I only went too the 5 inch lift too stop bottoming out hard when I ran fast through the desert. On the 11 pack leaves the first three leaves are so short they are almost only blocks haha . Front hd springs was a good idea though! I am trying too compromise center of gravity with highth and flexy travel. Thanks

I also have a two inch body lift so its plenty tall and its cut front and rear huge and no inner front fender wells

 

[S_bolt19]

Well, if it is strictly off road, then why not take out 3-4. You can always put them back in. I don't think i would bother with the HD springs up front because they (typically Rancho or Pro Comp are your "Heavy Duty") are very rough. If you want the best bang for flexing & performance (aside from a 3 or 4 link) I might look into getting a set of Cage coils/leafs. They are expensive (leafs, the coils are avg. priced), but there isn't another set of springs that will performe like them.

 

[bigbluebronc]

I guess I needed to explain better, we are on the same page now, but at what point should I just take out the bottom leaves out vrse everyother leave too make the rear land nicer after a rock or speedy whoopdy?

 

[aqua_wonder]

BC Broncos sells coil springs from stock to 6.5" with or without a winch. BC sells the thicker 9 pack leaf rear springs similar to cage.