Free Rear end Drop with no blocks!!!!!!!!

[pejsa HB]

so i decided to experiment today with my rear suspension i wanted to drop as low as i possibly could with out using blocks and now my axle is resting on my frame :eek:

i toyed around with this idea for a while and this is what i came up with.

heres what it looked like with no wheel the clamps are just for installation they didn't remain on the truck
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h310/pejsa/Image006.jpg

as you can see i flipped the entire leaf pack over
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h310/pejsa/Image009.jpg

and i mono leafed it aswell for even more drop
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h310/pejsa/Image008-1.jpg

this is just a dry fit in the air... when i put it on the ground the mud flap was about a quarter inch from the ground NICE!!!!
http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h310/pejsa/Image006-1.jpg

but no im in dire need of a c-notch DAMMIT!!!!!!!!:bang:

[pejsa HB]

ill put up some legit pics tomorrow guys sorry for the crappy cell phone pics

[97redhardbody]

:confused: Hmmmmm!!!

[97redhardbody]

Should work with a nice notch

[$krap_IN_flesh]

not sure bout this since you are making the spring bend in the opposite direction it is intended to

[pejsa HB]

yea only time will tell

i know some other guy who practically did the same thing and his seems to be working pretty good.

[pugz]

its been done back in the day before bags. not the safest route to get low. but it works for a lil while

[pejsa HB]

what problems will i encounter?

[Mr.Ryan]

snapped spring while driving, not fun, the leaf is made of spring steel it is designed to flex in a certain direction, if you change the way it flexes or change the steel on a molecular level such as heating it , it will weaken it significantly and possibly snap over time.

[pejsa HB]

oh i didnt heat it at all

but now im scared to drive it :(

[LONCOME]

Yeah I had a buddy do this with his truck and he snapped a leaf going down the road if your looking for a cheap drop I reccomend pulling one leaf and relocating the front hanger you drill new holes move it up and trim excess hanger off , I am sure someone has the template on here and a full writeup somewhere on how to do it I know back on nissanminis.com wayyyy back in the day there was and slot of those guys that were on that site are still on here , I plan on doing this with the ext cab I gave plus my 3 inch blocks if I decide to keep the hb I have currently ... Someone who knows please post up details on this mod

[t1m0ty]

I don't believe the 720's have the same sized hangers. Do they?

[LONCOME]

Shit nevermind just realized this is a 720 dunno if that works for them my bad

[pejsa HB]

yea the hanger is already pretty tucked on a 720

[pacific coast]

Brandon i got your message,sorry been swapmed. I think you should put the leafs back the way they were. Maybe run just the main leaf & the overlad. Combine that with a 3 inch block & that'll get it pretty low. Then if need be we can do a "C" notch at my place. If you want to, pick up a 8 inch long piece of 4 inch pipe 1/4 inch thick for the notch.

[loass720]

Dude, just buy some blocks. What are they? $40? Your life is worth way more than that!

[mazdawg78]

welcome to the early 90s

[pejsa HB]

lol yea im putting it back tomorrow and running blocks

thanks for bringing me to my senses guys

[Farmer Joe 620]

well i have to say that it kind of looks just a little sketchy, buuuut, i ran a non-flipped monoleaf on the datto for many a year without one breaking.

but then one day i went to the gas station... and one broke. lol not a problem tho. didnt even know it broke till i got out and noticed the crazy ganster lean i had going on. so i just drove it home, broken leaf and all.

heres how it looked when i got home...
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l232/farmer_joe84/DSCF0317.jpg

and heres how it looks now. 3 leaf > 2 leaf
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l232/farmer_joe84/DSCF0327.jpg

setting up the leafs this way also got me another inch and a half of drop too. my sig is before the leaf broke and this is after...
http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l232/farmer_joe84/DSCF0334.jpg

put yours together like mine and youll be golden.

[pejsa HB]

nice truck sir

[smiley720]

I ran a monoleaf, heated up and 3" blocks on my s-10 for over a year without a problem. My buddy monoleafed his '72 620 and a leaf broke when he let it of the jack, lol. Idk, it all depends on the metal