So a few weeks ago i started my chevy 64" spring swap, just going to toss up some pictures and **** here. in case anyone is interested.


last year i cracked a leaf in my stock leaf pack, couldnt find any chevy's at the time and needed the truck in good shape since i was still DD it at the time. so i tossed in some used ranger springs. Did the trick and are still good.

couple weeks ago i found some chevy 64's in prime condition. Guy had em sandblasted, coated in a rust preventitive coating, then painted. really nice springs.

pic of chevy's vs my old ranger leafs



bed off







all the junk out! yay!





for some reason my driver side hanger was bolted on, no complaints here! saves grinding right by the gas tank.



passenger side ground down



bolting on



you'll also note the frame cleanup. I hit it with a wire wheel and hit it with rubberized undercoating.

and leafs on





tires

 

and the bed back on, total added height over the way it sat before is about 2 inches.

thats with removing the stock block. (its on top so it can still be effective as a bump stop pad)



testing the flex yay



the tire was off the ground just barely in all these. No locker so the second it had weight off it i was going nowhere. Open diffs/limited slips suck. limited by the fact i still have stock shocks on. had about 2" more before it leaves the ground with proper length shocks







and thats it for now. once i get new shocks installed i shall update with new flex shots.

 

Your truck looks great and I'm sure the ride is much improved over stock.

A few things to note... the block is installed incorrectly (upside down) and realistically, you should never have a block between the leaf pack and spring plate. I would recommend getting the proper length u-bolts and taking the block out. This is a safety and functionality concern, not a visual nit-pick.

If you're bent on keeping it in there, make sure you flip it over.

 

I'm not getting any pictures !

 

I can see them on my phone.

 

Blocks upside down so it fits lol. Can't flip it. Won't Work. It's only there till I get new u bolts.

 

Nice swap. Plans for the front?

 

Dana 30 with coilovers. Once that's done I'll toss on 35's and be good for a while. Till I get bored. Then I'll do Dana 60's and toss on 40's lol.

 

flip it and switch sides...... itll work..

your shackles are also backwards which will limit your uptravel. other that than it looks real clean.

 

Yep. Shackles sure are backwards lol. Brothers doing, but that's fine as well. Temporary till I get new ones. Just tossed it back together so I could pickup my axle. Its not being driven now.

And no the blocks cant be flipped. One side has a pin and the other has a hole. Can't flip the blocks over or it won't fit. Trust me lol. I tried.

 

flip them and switch sides left to right. think about it, itll work. trust me...

 

Um. No.