beaterrig98

Ok, here is another one of those chevy spring questions. I have searched the faq on pirate and here and have found nothing about the kit from sky manufacturing. So i was wondering what type of lift you should get from the kit using 2wd leaves. I only want 2 or three inches of lift, so would the chevy leaves and kit provide about that?

LTrunner

yes sir...the chevys give about 2-3 inches of lift, and sky's kit works great

4banginRunner

yes indeed, just wrapped my swap up today, with the sky kit...used 2500 Suburban springs tho, only using 3 leaves, no overload...probably around 3"s of lift

dolemite

do u have to remove the old bushings from the springs

algranger

i used springs from a half ton chev and i got about 5" of lift... guess i was a little more saggy than you guys.

sounds like you'll get three from stock but with sag working against you the height may vary

904_runner

Also, what rig is this going on?

4banginRunner

Turns out Burban springs aren't 63 inchers.... I figured out my shackle angle is wack due to the springs only being 60"....time to hit the junkyard for 63" mains I guess.

You dont have to, but in my springs the bolts were seized...so in the end I needed new bushings...and its cheaper to go polyurethane, stock bushings at Auto Zone and Advance Auto were 80 bucks for the set, I ended up paying 60 bucks on poly ones through Summit.

bigt

im gonna do this swap toa coil sprung runner.. there kit looks kinda worth it to me instead of fabbing everything..
but it doesnt include spring perches!!!
can i use ones for a toyota leafs spring on the chebbies?

misterzee

I just finished my Chebby spring swap yesterday, on my 87 4Runner. I got the SKY Kit. The Cheby springs I got from the salvage yard were in great shape, so I saved 75 and kept the stock bushings... its a job to get those stockers out anyhow!!
The only disappointment was SKY packed the wrong quantities/sizes of bolts, and some where too long. So, I had to waste time with a whack-saw, and trips to the hardware store to get the proper hardware.... you'd think they could....
Otherwise, the hardware provided in the kit: hangers, bushings, shackles are adequate.
I used springs from a 1500 series truck, and retained the stock chevy overload. That really keeps a lot of "push" with that setup, and it gave me 4-5" of lift, more than I wanted, so I'll be pulling that overload leaf OUT, and replacing it with something thinner.
The Chebbies are 3" wide, slightly wider than the stock Yota springs, so you will either have to grind a mm out of the inside of your U-bolts, or do like I did, get a new set made up. There goes another 50-100 bucks. And, your tailpipe will probably have to be slightly re-routed.

4banginRunner

Did you use the right ones in the right places? The kit does come with 1/2" and 9/16" bolts. I also had to drill out the front hanger to 9/16" to fit the bolt as said in the description on their site.