lowering leaf springs properly

[waynos]

i know the old turn the leaves over method and take some out whatever
just wondering from people with experience
how many leaves are good and how little arent
i have 2 inch blocks which are gonna go ,
i will flip the eyes but wondering about how many leaves are good
seen blokes put the leaves upside down but?
mines a ute so i guess i have alot ,and could lose some
but i dont want a spongey arse end cause its nice right now
i know how to de arch springs by the way
so de arch and reversed eye i wanna lose about 4 inches?
any input appreciated...........thanks
any tales of lowering too much or funny stories also appreciated
bring it on...........

[FCRB26]

Send them to dumbrell springs at newcastle and have them re set as low as you want stick to your ute springs.

Pete

[waynos]

thanks pete
i wanna do it myself.
gonna use the old  cold press method with a bottle jack in a jig
thats  why i am asking about peoples experiences of too low or not enough leaves etc
thanks for the answer!

[waynos]

i think the leaves will be close to straight ..........hahaa

[FCRB26]

I have a set here i had re done and have not used them if your intrested.


Pete

[waynos]

perhaps?
how low???????
a spare set would be good to play with so i can just put em in

[FCRB26]

Ill post pic tommorow nearlly flat .

[FCRB26]

pete

[waynos]

thanks heaps mate
what sort of drop do ya reckon?????

[Not Happy Jan]

How much for the dog.?

[waynos]

haha i thought that..nice dog.......but we're talkin leaves

[waynos]

sorry are they leafs????
anyway anyone got any comments on dodgy leaf lowering?????
thats kinda what this thread was meant to be about.........
lowered leafs acting like dogs??????????
hahaha.

[FireKraka]

Hey Pete I might be interested if Wayno isn't

[FCRB26]

He just had 2.8kg of hair chopped off he's me mate.
Didn't really wanna sell them just was helping him out .
I am near Newcastle.

I would say your looking at 3 inch lower over standard.

Pete

[Dave Lakin (Davo Lako)]

gonna use the old  cold press method with a bottle jack in a jig

Hey Waynos ! Sorry , but what's the cold press method ???  ... putting those tyres on a set of Rockets ... will post a pic ...

Cheers , Davo .

[waynos]

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90824
check this out dave,
theres a better one i can find ya if ya more interested.............

[waynos]

and pete ,
i really appreciate that mate
so those springs are what? 80mm or so from flat yeah?
i am a bit wary of lowered springs as i put them in my hd when i was a kid,
they were meant to be inch and a half lower and they actually raised the car
(the standardones obviously were sagged)
i am very fussy and i want it about 1 1/2 inches lower than where it is now
and i have 1 3/4 blocks
so 4 inches would probably do it
might be time for a new tunnel

[FCRB26]

If i own them there low. ;D

thanks for the comments.