Daenerysdad

Got my '93 pickup ripped apart @ school over the winter break, and knocking out my Chevy leaf swap. Just wondering the average length hangars y'all are using. I've been poking around and the threads I'm actually able to find measurements on, they are going for crazy lift and running 12" eye to eye, or are double shackling (not doin it) their setups. Just want to at leas know minimum effective length to average user length. Thnx.

Daenerysdad

Due to the overwhelming responses, I've chosen to go with 6 1/2" eye to eye. Seems like it didn't lift the back too much but allows for all the flex the springs provide. And I didn't end up going back 4 1/2" with the rear hangar like the how to said, only went about 2". Luckily I just tacked the hangar to the frame and checked out the shackle angle with a load on the back cause with three 200 lb guys standing on the frame, my shackle only read about 95 degrees. Not even CLOSE to a 45.

donomite49

I'm plan on running longer shackles mounted on top of the frame for more travel.
Going witb 63" chevy or deavers.

search 63" chevy spring swap for info.

rattlewagon

I used skys kit. Worked mint.

Daenerysdad

Yeah searching 63" Chevy swap gives you just about as many pages as the entire encyclopedia brittanica has... Not gunna be doing that much reading. And I'm actually building everything possible on my truck so buying a kit will actually cost 100% more than it has to. I've actually built about $2000 worth of store-bought bumpers/sliders for ~$300. (thank you college for supplying some of the metal and all the materials)

donomite49

[QUOTE=Daenerysdad I'm actually building everything possible on my truck [/QUOTE]

Yea doing your own work and fab stuff not only saves money but lets you really learn your truck and how to do stuff.

I get a positive vibe every time I hear my yota bark (which is every time it starts or accellerates heh heh heh) and I'm just really getting started with my build.

Knowledge and skills equal power.