rear drop options

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  1. jetas

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    Dude il do the shocks, cranked torsions, and blocks, and pull the middle leaf all for a case of Monsters! 550 IS A DAM ROBBERY!

    U can do all that in like an hour. 2 if ur drinkin n smoke like a chimney
     
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    here's a pic of my truck befor i put 2 inch blocks [​IMG]now here's one with the blocks[​IMG]
    i still have all the leaf springs but mine has 4 leafs instead of 3 leafs
     
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    looks good i just want to be tuckin
     
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    Truck looks good! I want your bed!!! Anyway, what size rims do you have on the truck?
     
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    i beleive those r 17s could be wrong though, man your truck is clean as hell and yes 550 is robbery
     
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    those are 18s, it just looks smaller because the lip is kind of thick
     
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    Hey toxic u should pull one or 2 leafs. Itl bring in down an extra couple inches
     
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    you think pullin one leaf would lower it about an inch?. Then add a 3 inch block and crank down the front 2 inches
     
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    heres the most recent pics of my truck[​IMG][​IMG][​IMG]
     
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    remove a leaf... you got like 4. so if you remove two (at least one), you should tuck at least half the sidewall.
     
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    another question i have is does the overload leaf effect the height of the truck?
     
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    Each leaf effects the height of the truck. Like everyone else said pull the two middle leafs and put it back together. If you want lower then pull it back apart and flip the bottom leaf. This has been done a million times before they started using shackles and all the other crap they use now.

    I had 3" blocks, middle leaf gone, and the bottom leaf flipped and still put about 500 pounds worth of friends in the bed and did fine.
     
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    After you pull a leaf it WILL drop the truck more. After i pulled the middle leaf it dropped about 2 inches. So its at about a 4 to 5 inch drop in the rear (i have 3" blocks)

    To say the least i think after u only have the main leaf and the overload there wont be too much of a difference if u flip the overload. Ive had about 600lbs worth of human weight in the back of my truck with only the main and overload.
     
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    when you flip the leaf how much drop do you get?
     
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    When u pull or flip leafs the amount of drop varies on how much the leafs have begun to sag. Between 1"-2" seems to be what everyone gets tho. And u can add lowering blocks aswell to get u lower
     
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    looks like i'm flipping the leafs and cranking torsions
     
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    is it possible to flip or pull the belltech lowering leafs?
     
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    I think the drop leafs only have 2 leafs. U can add a leaf to stiffen it up since alot of ppl complain about the softness.
     
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    any threads on how to do a flip?
     
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    You are joking right??? Incase you aren't I will try to explain this the easiest way possible. First grab a piece of paper, second put it on a flat surface, third turn the paper over on the other side that was touching the table. This is called "flipping".....

    Ok sorry had a moment, but for real dude go outside, jack the truck up, loosen the nut/bolt/whatever holds the leafs together firstly. When that is loose grab the pull the middle leaf out and do whatever you want with it. Once you have removed the middle leaf spring "flip" the bottom leaf spring. Now put the bolt/screw/whatever holds it together back threw the bottom leaf and top leaf, put the u-bolts back on, and done! Really dude it is as easy to do just like wiping your ass.:lol::waytogo:
     

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