pulling leafs from pack

[TrentNell]

how does McGaughys get the 5 out back?? i can see keys gettin you 2-3 in front but i thought the farthest shackle only got you 3". is their shackles longer to get you a 5"?? really wanting to get mine 3/5, just curious how they get it that far out back. thanks

i think they replace the hanger to get the extra 2 "

 

[sweetdiesel]

I trashed my driveshaft with just the overloads pulled before i put on traction bars.

So did another member (lennart )

 

[sweetdiesel]

If you pull all the leafs but the overload, you won't have to clamp, because it will sit right on the overload.

I'm hearing from suspension experts that I'm a retard and it's dangerous. Dunno about the dangerous, but I'm certainly a retard.

I was told this also

 

[RENODMAX]

yea i just put by overloads back in because my truck sat too low to put on my traction bars and i was afraid of ruining the spinny stick under there

 

[05_LLY]

If you pull all the leafs but the overload, you won't have to clamp, because it will sit right on the overload.

I'm hearing from suspension experts that I'm a retard and it's dangerous. Dunno about the dangerous, but I'm certainly a retard.

Ive been called that as well! I have the top two springs and the over load, my overload sits about 1/2" off the 2nd spring, i dont clamp but i run the cal tracs tight to the top spring + a 1/4 turn of preload, works real well no hop launchin or during burnouts.

 

[ZeroGravity58]

did you ruin the driveshaft from wheel hop? Maybe i can leave the overload and pull another leaf out of the spring pack.

 

[McRat]

Casper has hopped violently in during sled pulls and when the track had water on it, but so far has not broken anything but a transfer case, which exploded internally.

Keep in mind cars used to have just 1 spring. The leaf "packs" are for progressive spring rate. Corvettes still have just one.

 

[Lennart]

did you ruin the driveshaft from wheel hop? Maybe i can leave the overload and pull another leaf out of the spring pack.

I removed leaf #2 and the overload. The damage to my driveshaft was done because of axle wrap.
The angle between driveshaft and diff got to a point where the driveshafts u-joint bushing hit the diff.

Just a week ago I had the driveshaft at a repair shop, luckily they said as long as my u-joint is fine (which it is) I should keep driving it.

Will be installing caltracs over the weekend