63 chevy rear springs ?

[stx4wheeler]

Alright when i do all the gay plans i have been dreaming about to the bronco this summer i am gonna play with the wheelbase(extending it), and hopefully get a little more flex out of the rear end.

i have 2 questions
1. i have 56 inch ford half ton springs as of right now, that have a front of spring eye bolt to centerpin measurement of 24inches and a rear of 32.

Does anyone know what the offset is on the 63 chevys?
i know i could turn my springs around but i have heard that some people with fullsizes crack the spring eye when doing this, so not really wanting to do this.

2. will 63 inch chevys flex better than my current 56 inchers? i hear of lots of toy people using them. i will also prolly have to take a couple of leafs out to get my truck to set level anyways so that should make them softer.

[JeepPhisherman]

go look on por at the toy faq section
theres a whole ****ton of stuff on 63" chevys

[JeepPhisherman]

but, if you need some, i'll be out and about looking for some in the next month or so, so i can try and find you some as well

[stx4wheeler]

i looked through like 4 pages and didnt see the offset, so if anyone knows it off the top of there head that would be great, also that sucks that they are only 2.5 wide which is gay since i have 3 inchers right now.

[uglyota]

I'm pretty sure they're not offset, the hole's in the center

[stx4wheeler]

alright well robert sharpe said they were he said somewhere in the neighborhood of 4-7 in.

[uglyota]

I'll look under my truck and post the findings

[CheapJeep]

Just make some new spring plates if they're 2.5.

[Sharpe]

I'll measure the ones on pigpen tomorow to put an end to this mess.

[uglyota]

you have 63s on that ho?

[Sharpe]

Yes, with flipped lowrider shackles too.

[stx4wheeler]

i thought you were out looking eric, get to work

[uglyota]

I'm not making a special trip for you, take your lazy ass outside and measure yourself. There're probably only ten or so 88-98 GM trucks on your street

[Sharpe]

One other thing you might consider is chevy 56" springs. They have a 4" offset, slightly less than your current one (i.e. move the axle back a couple inches if you have them installed normally). Rember, if you install any offset spring with the long end forward you will have pinion angle issues as they droop.

edit: I am thinking of the front with shackles on the pinion and long side of the springs.

[stx4wheeler]

i want to find what offset they are so i know what it will do to my wheel base, as it right now if i put on the 63 inchers it would be perfect cause to the end of my frame it is 63 inches, plus i have a set of those zero rates so i can flip it back another 1.5 inches no matter where the stock location is.

robert could you possibly post on colorado k5 asking the differenece in flex from 56 inchers vs 63's, cause for sure the toy guys will get lots more flex cause the spring length from stock toys to 63's is so great. thanks