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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 12:42 PM
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I have 2" drop shackles right now, I don't think they had a 1" setting, but I could probably drill one. A 2/4 drop is in my very near future and would like to eliminate the lean at the same time. I'm planning on spindles up front, and 2" shackles plus 2" hangers out back. It will probably end up more like a 2/4 on the right side and 1/3 on the left side
Yeah I'm on a 2/4 right now. I clamped the overload spring and it got rid of the lean in the rear but it is still present in the front. So I'm like at 1.5/4 on the passenger side
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by rfugio68.
Yeah I'm on a 2/4 right now. I clamped the overload spring and it got rid of the lean in the rear but it is still present in the front. So I'm like at 1.5/4 on the passenger side
What do you mean by clamping the overload spring? Is that the extra leaf that hangs off from the others? How did you clamp it?
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Old Jan 25, 2012 | 01:14 PM
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Yeah you clamp the spring that hangs off to the rest of the leaf pack, theres a thread somewhere in here its supposed to get rid of some wheel hop as well. I bought clamps from auto zone but you could easily fab some up with 2 pieces of metal and a couple of bolts.
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Old Jan 26, 2012 | 02:40 PM
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Measured today, front left sits 7/8" lower than right. Rear left sits almost 2" lower than the right!!!! Yes, I remembered to put the lowering shackle on the right side, and I parked on a level surface. This is with 3/4 tank of gas.
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Old Jan 27, 2012 | 08:37 AM
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Thanks for the info, didn't know there was a simple fix. My rig has always had the lean, figured it was the fuel tank and my 205 butt on the left side. I ordered the suspensionsource.com spacer. It will be a few months before i'm home, but I'll post a updated shot and measurements.

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Old Jan 30, 2012 | 06:53 AM
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Mine had it too but being a 4wd it was just a matter of adjusting the torsion bars to make the front level side to side. Once that was done the left rear was about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch low still. I found a bulletin that gave a part number for a 1/2 inch thick lift block basically that was meant to be for 2wd trucks only. I installed it on top of the stock lift block using the stock u bolts and everything worked out fine. The shim block is cast iron, has a locating pin on one side and hole on the other. The U bolts still have some threads poking through the nuts. I know stacking blocks is bad but this isn't really the case. Anyway it did level it out in the rear. Now whether its got a full tank or not or even someone in it it is always nice and level.
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