Lowering the rear . . .

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  1. markso125

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    Heck im just surprised you didnt power tap them with your drill press.:rolleyes:
     
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    "Anal" and "Tap" in the same thread? TMI. I feel Dirty.:biglaugh:
    I couldnt find the blocks on thier site.
     
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  3. mashori

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    so we were gonna put it on but the hole needed to be .485" and not 5/8th. We measured a different diff which was way bigger. So we're gonna try it again with new blocks.
     
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  4. Bob Wiken

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    ohhh, Bad design team. Send them home for 3 days without pay. Next time they'll get you the RIGHT dimentions for the job at hand
     
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  5. Bryant

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    woo hoo!!!!! i get to go home!!!!!
     
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  6. mashori

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    Anyone wanna buy a solid set if 1" lowering blocks? :)
     
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    uh ohhh. decided not to use them now? what went wrong or good with the install
     
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  8. mashori

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    I drilled too large of a hole, it needs to be 3/8" from what I gather and I used 5/8".
     
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    I could use some offset blocks to shift my axle over abit... I don't have a drill press though...
     
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  10. predfan2001

    predfan2001 David in Tn

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    My car is about where I want it in the frt....I think the back needs to come down an inch. I figured these leafs would settle but they haven't.

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  11. Bryant

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    we can make them with what ever offset you need. just need to know how low you want to go?
     
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  12. mashori

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    I got the 3/8" and it's still too big. The stud wouldn't fit through the hole in the leaf spring and the head wouldn't fit inside the hole in the spring perch. It took me 1 hour and 20 minutes to get everything apart and back together so I should be able to do it much quicker tomorrow.

    That means I need new lowering blocks. Here is the old ones with the 3/8 studs.
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    Here is the stud I removed from the springs, it's smaller than the ones I purchased.
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    Here i the new one in comparison. The new one is the one on the lower part of the screen.
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    mashori, Sep 12, 2011
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  13. Bob Wiken

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    Mo. these blocks are giving you fits (or don't fits.) I'll be the third time is the charm. GL
     
    Bob Wiken, Sep 12, 2011
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  14. mashori

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    Haha, good one bob! They were finally sorted out. I'll post pics.
     
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    It's been a longtime since I mess'd around with lowering blocks, but I thought most were tapered to keep the same pinion angle......Make sure you check the pinion angle when you get finished!
     
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