Rear Spring ?

BillaksBlazer · 11-03-2009, 09:04 PM

I have the sas with the rs44044's spring under as many of you know. for the rear i have the s10 leafs spring over. Factory pack was way too soft so i cut the eyes off a stock yj main leaf and added that in. Gave me nice lift but still way to soft in the rear. The springs are so soft i get horrible body roll offroad. Onroad i can controll it with swaybars. Off road i dont want to limit flex, but i need it more stable for sidehilling which is very common in ohio. Now that the long story is over any have a custom spring pack that they are running on the blazers that they like and is stable?

96superflow · 11-03-2009, 09:42 PM

hmmm. maybe try a full size main leaf to stiffen it up some? Might just be trial and error for ya. I was doing research on a site that wrekd posted.

http://www.generalspringkc.com/index.php

The springs i were looking at swapping were the 52" 73-87 Chevy springs, it what every capacity ya wanted. Moves the axle back 1.5" is the only thing. I wouldn't mind thou. Hopefully this helps.

BillaksBlazer · 11-03-2009, 09:45 PM

well im workin on another spring pack right now. i have the s10 main a second leaf from a 63" fullsize leaf pack and the second s10 leaf. i have to watch how many leafs i use so i dont go so high. I may add another s10 leaf into the pack and see how it works.

crewcab rabbit · 11-03-2009, 10:52 PM

i am also looking at swaping in a diffrent leaf pack in the rear of my truck , iam going to try a set of 3/4 ton 2wd chevy 56s look like they flex grate but still are more firm then the s10 springs , i think that chevytec is running the 56s on the rear of his blazer and look to work really good.

BillaksBlazer · 11-04-2009, 08:40 AM

i was thinking of running a set of fullsize leafs but im still spring under and have to watch my height. I think i am going to try to find a set of stock shackles and run a stock s10 pack with the fullsize leaf added in.

jonb8 · 11-04-2009, 03:51 PM

We use s10 bastard packs on are cherokee's to lift them, and to stiffen them up for towing and offroad stability. So I'm definatly no help here, I did read that fullsize dodge vans are sprung under and have a heavy spring rate.

wrekd · 11-15-2009, 03:42 AM

Billak, I PM'ed you back.

But you gotta watch how much stiffer the rear pack gets. Otherwise the front will do pretty much all the flexing.

And like I said in my PM, that 3 leaf pack just wont hold up. You'll bend the shit out of them. Been there, done that

11-03-2009, 09:04 PM	#1
BillaksBlazer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 572 Location: User is: OffLine	Rear Spring ? I have the sas with the rs44044's spring under as many of you know. for the rear i have the s10 leafs spring over. Factory pack was way too soft so i cut the eyes off a stock yj main leaf and added that in. Gave me nice lift but still way to soft in the rear. The springs are so soft i get horrible body roll offroad. Onroad i can controll it with swaybars. Off road i dont want to limit flex, but i need it more stable for sidehilling which is very common in ohio. Now that the long story is over any have a custom spring pack that they are running on the blazers that they like and is stable?
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11-03-2009, 09:42 PM	#2
96superflow Registered User Age: 21 Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 722 Location: Moyock/Greenville, NC User is: OffLine	Re: Rear Spring ? hmmm. maybe try a full size main leaf to stiffen it up some? Might just be trial and error for ya. I was doing research on a site that wrekd posted. http://www.generalspringkc.com/index.php The springs i were looking at swapping were the 52" 73-87 Chevy springs, it what every capacity ya wanted. Moves the axle back 1.5" is the only thing. I wouldn't mind thou. Hopefully this helps.
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11-03-2009, 09:45 PM	#3
BillaksBlazer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 572 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear Spring ? well im workin on another spring pack right now. i have the s10 main a second leaf from a 63" fullsize leaf pack and the second s10 leaf. i have to watch how many leafs i use so i dont go so high. I may add another s10 leaf into the pack and see how it works.
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11-03-2009, 10:52 PM	#4
crewcab rabbit Registered User Age: 22 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 24 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear Spring ? i am also looking at swaping in a diffrent leaf pack in the rear of my truck , iam going to try a set of 3/4 ton 2wd chevy 56s look like they flex grate but still are more firm then the s10 springs , i think that chevytec is running the 56s on the rear of his blazer and look to work really good.
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11-04-2009, 08:40 AM	#5
BillaksBlazer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 572 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear Spring ? i was thinking of running a set of fullsize leafs but im still spring under and have to watch my height. I think i am going to try to find a set of stock shackles and run a stock s10 pack with the fullsize leaf added in.
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11-04-2009, 03:51 PM	#6
jonb8 Registered User Age: 41 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 104 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: Rear Spring ? We use s10 bastard packs on are cherokee's to lift them, and to stiffen them up for towing and offroad stability. So I'm definatly no help here, I did read that fullsize dodge vans are sprung under and have a heavy spring rate.
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11-15-2009, 03:42 AM	#7
wrekd Registered User Age: 25 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2,029 Location: Sugar Notch, PA User is: OffLine	Re: Rear Spring ? Billak, I PM'ed you back. But you gotta watch how much stiffer the rear pack gets. Otherwise the front will do pretty much all the flexing. And like I said in my PM, that 3 leaf pack just wont hold up. You'll bend the shit out of them. Been there, done that
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