my s-10

two_tone_s_10 · 04-16-2007, 10:19 PM

hey im runnin leaf srings int the rear on my s-10 its juiced.......would it be a lot better to run a 4 link????

J.Cakes · 04-17-2007, 01:54 AM

two_tone_s_10 · 04-17-2007, 05:23 PM

when i lift it with the springs it make the frame look bent but when i let it down its fine.....is that the leaf springs flexin the frame or what......heres a pic

two_tone_s_10 · 04-17-2007, 05:24 PM

now look at this...its fine when its down.....

scrubz · 04-17-2007, 05:31 PM

looks like the bed flexin off the frame

my97v8s10 · 04-17-2007, 05:33 PM

Regardless if you get a 4link I would box/reinforce the frame.

two_tone_s_10 · 04-17-2007, 05:45 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by scrubz739

looks like the bed flexin off the frame

do u think it is the leaf springs makin the frame flex?????

two_tone_s_10 · 04-17-2007, 05:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by my97v8s10

Regardless if you get a 4link I would box/reinforce the frame.

u thinck i should even if i aint gonna be hoppin it or anything.../???

Addict · 04-17-2007, 07:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by two_tone_s_10

do u think it is the leaf springs makin the frame flex?????

Yes, you're forcing the spring down too far and it's pulling the front and rear spring mounts closer together.

two_tone_s_10 · 04-17-2007, 07:33 PM

so if i put a four link on it want do that???

oops2low · 04-18-2007, 12:15 AM

if you put a 4 link on it it should get rid of your frame flexing. plus where do you have your cylinders located? that makes a big differance

oops2low · 04-18-2007, 12:17 AM

post a pic of the setup inside your bed

two_tone_s_10 · 04-18-2007, 12:45 AM

its over the axle....heres the best pic i got right now

two_tone_s_10 · 04-22-2007, 03:46 PM

5.74x4 · 04-22-2007, 04:13 PM

what size cylinders do you have? my truck had 12's on the back with leaf springs when i bought it and it didnt do that to the frame but it did rearch the springs from being bent in such an arch when lifted. I'm working on installing the SD 3-link now nad so far i like the kit really well.

two_tone_s_10 · 04-22-2007, 06:13 PM

do you have any pics of the rear???

5.74x4 · 04-22-2007, 10:00 PM

all the pics i have are in my build thread, the link to it is in my sig.

two_tone_s_10 · 05-01-2007, 06:57 PM

juiced93 · 05-01-2007, 08:59 PM

im still waiting to see the notch

two_tone_s_10 · 05-04-2007, 11:09 PM

aight man ill get the pics but i jus been busy goin to school and work........

and if any one wants to but the truck give me a price......or if u got a good dailly to trade let me know

grillen85 · 05-09-2007, 03:30 PM

HOLY SHIT !!! those leafs are hating life @ full lift .

two_tone_s_10 · 05-10-2007, 12:16 AM

thats not even full lift...........................but i will sell the truck for 2800.....if u want it by the end of the week will take 2500

tat2dmthrfckr · 05-17-2007, 04:34 AM

I used to have my s-10 juiced and i had leafs on it at first and it was doing the same thing you are talking about. Guess what after three weeks the frame broke. The notch about two inches from the weld ripped the metal in half, get that linked quick to save your self some head ache. Trust me.

hcr250 · 05-17-2007, 06:31 PM

definitly dont stick with the leafs..your going to bend the frame, i know other said its the bed flex, but after awhile it puts strain on the frame...also, did you just buy this truck all set up like that?

juiced93 · 05-18-2007, 08:06 PM

its not the leafs my boy had one on leafs 4 pumps and 3-wheeled all day that is frame flex i know mine did that WITH a 4 link ur frame is ur problem backhalf is what that truck needs

two_tone_s_10 · 05-22-2007, 04:50 PM

im bout to get a different notch and im tryin to find a 4link for my truck but i dont got the money to buy a knew one,,,,

two_tone_s_10 · 06-12-2007, 04:34 PM

stockchevy1983 · 06-13-2007, 03:19 PM

sweet deal, im working at piecing a front hydro setup. i have a sec gen 98

Guanta · 06-13-2007, 05:40 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by two_tone_s_10

u thinck i should even if i aint gonna be hoppin it or anything.../???

My boy rob from AAC was tellin me theres no point in puttin in a 4 or 3 link... he was tellin me something about there being too much lift in the rear and that one of th elinks would not be able to hold properly that it would break off... not sure what exactly he was talkin about cause it was a while ago but my s10 dont flex like that when i jack up the back and ive only got 1 leaf left

two_tone_s_10 · 06-14-2007, 02:25 AM

yea i think its cause of the notch thats on there right nowthe peeple put a step notch on it and like cut out the frame so its reall weak in that spot...but im bou tto get a fbi 10 inch notch and if it still does it im prolly gonna save some money and get it backhalfed.....

04-16-2007, 10:19 PM	#1
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	my s-10 hey im runnin leaf srings int the rear on my s-10 its juiced.......would it be a lot better to run a 4 link????
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04-17-2007, 01:54 AM	#2
J.Cakes The way of all flesh Age: 22 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 13,798 Location: Hell User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 yes
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04-17-2007, 05:23 PM	#3
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 when i lift it with the springs it make the frame look bent but when i let it down its fine.....is that the leaf springs flexin the frame or what......heres a pic
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04-17-2007, 05:24 PM	#4
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 now look at this...its fine when its down.....
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04-17-2007, 05:31 PM	#5
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04-17-2007, 05:33 PM	#6
my97v8s10 The Die Hard Customizer! Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 10 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 Regardless if you get a 4link I would box/reinforce the frame.
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04-17-2007, 05:45 PM	#7
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by scrubz739 looks like the bed flexin off the frame do u think it is the leaf springs makin the frame flex?????
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04-17-2007, 05:47 PM	#8
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by my97v8s10 Regardless if you get a 4link I would box/reinforce the frame. u thinck i should even if i aint gonna be hoppin it or anything.../???
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04-17-2007, 07:19 PM	#9
Addict Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 52 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by two_tone_s_10 do u think it is the leaf springs makin the frame flex????? Yes, you're forcing the spring down too far and it's pulling the front and rear spring mounts closer together.
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04-17-2007, 07:33 PM	#10
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 so if i put a four link on it want do that???
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04-18-2007, 12:15 AM	#11
oops2low drag that shit Age: 30 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 94 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 if you put a 4 link on it it should get rid of your frame flexing. plus where do you have your cylinders located? that makes a big differance
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04-18-2007, 12:17 AM	#12
oops2low drag that shit Age: 30 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 94 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 post a pic of the setup inside your bed
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04-18-2007, 12:45 AM	#13
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 its over the axle....heres the best pic i got right now
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04-22-2007, 03:46 PM	#14
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04-22-2007, 04:13 PM	#15
5.74x4 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 752 Location: corydon,indiana User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 what size cylinders do you have? my truck had 12's on the back with leaf springs when i bought it and it didnt do that to the frame but it did rearch the springs from being bent in such an arch when lifted. I'm working on installing the SD 3-link now nad so far i like the kit really well.
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04-22-2007, 06:13 PM	#16
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 do you have any pics of the rear???
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04-22-2007, 10:00 PM	#17
5.74x4 Registered User Age: 30 Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 752 Location: corydon,indiana User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 all the pics i have are in my build thread, the link to it is in my sig.
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05-01-2007, 08:59 PM	#19
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05-04-2007, 11:09 PM	#20
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 aight man ill get the pics but i jus been busy goin to school and work........ and if any one wants to but the truck give me a price......or if u got a good dailly to trade let me know
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05-09-2007, 03:30 PM	#21
grillen85 Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 387 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 HOLY SHIT !!! those leafs are hating life @ full lift .
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05-10-2007, 12:16 AM	#22
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 thats not even full lift...........................but i will sell the truck for 2800.....if u want it by the end of the week will take 2500
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05-17-2007, 04:34 AM	#23
tat2dmthrfckr Looking for a full size. Age: 24 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 429 Location: E. Brunswick, NJ User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 I used to have my s-10 juiced and i had leafs on it at first and it was doing the same thing you are talking about. Guess what after three weeks the frame broke. The notch about two inches from the weld ripped the metal in half, get that linked quick to save your self some head ache. Trust me.
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05-17-2007, 06:31 PM	#24
hcr250 Registered User Age: 23 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 103 Location: Providence User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 definitly dont stick with the leafs..your going to bend the frame, i know other said its the bed flex, but after awhile it puts strain on the frame...also, did you just buy this truck all set up like that?
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05-18-2007, 08:06 PM	#25
juiced93 Pro Hopper Biaa Age: 23 Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 173 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 its not the leafs my boy had one on leafs 4 pumps and 3-wheeled all day that is frame flex i know mine did that WITH a 4 link ur frame is ur problem backhalf is what that truck needs
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05-22-2007, 04:50 PM	#26
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 im bout to get a different notch and im tryin to find a 4link for my truck but i dont got the money to buy a knew one,,,,
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06-13-2007, 03:19 PM	#28
stockchevy1983 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,392 Location: Point Pleasant, NJ User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 sweet deal, im working at piecing a front hydro setup. i have a sec gen 98
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06-13-2007, 05:40 PM	#29
Guanta Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 139 Location: Mississauga, ON User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 Quote: Originally Posted by two_tone_s_10 u thinck i should even if i aint gonna be hoppin it or anything.../??? My boy rob from AAC was tellin me theres no point in puttin in a 4 or 3 link... he was tellin me something about there being too much lift in the rear and that one of th elinks would not be able to hold properly that it would break off... not sure what exactly he was talkin about cause it was a while ago but my s10 dont flex like that when i jack up the back and ive only got 1 leaf left
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06-14-2007, 02:25 AM	#30
two_tone_s_10 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: my s-10 yea i think its cause of the notch thats on there right nowthe peeple put a step notch on it and like cut out the frame so its reall weak in that spot...but im bou tto get a fbi 10 inch notch and if it still does it im prolly gonna save some money and get it backhalfed.....
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