51" front spring install
 

so i had me some 48" rears off a nissan put together with some stockish 85' front leaf springs..sucked...bad..shackle angle was horrible 90* flexed horrible..looked like an S, so after MONTHS of looking for springs off an '89+ finally found some...and heres what followed

allright heres what i swapped out

this is stuffed as much as i could get em
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...0601011621.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...601011639a.jpg

horrible shackle angle
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...0601011823.jpg

disassembly
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/000_0007.jpg

spring setup, stock #1 #2 and #3rd leafs from the 51"s #4 is from the 85' front pack cut 3 1/2" shorter on both sides #5 is nissan second leaf cut 3 1/2" shorter on each side.

basic idea
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/000_0010.jpg

burning out stupid metal sleaves so bolts would fit
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/000_0011.jpg

heres what its like now.. maxes out my 12" shocks lol

poser
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/000_0015.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/000_0014.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/000_0016.jpg

ride height is14" from tire to fender..bout 2" lower than the 48" springs ( due to better shackle angle) my shackles hit my frame now tho :( need to order some boomerangs and i think itll be good..and cant wait for driveshaft sheesh
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/000_0012.jpg

..heres some shakedown pics

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/DSCN0799.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/DSCN0787.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/DSCN0770.jpg
on the birf buster lol (washed out ALOT)
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/DSCN0789.jpg

some trails lol

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/DSCN0800.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/DSCN0774.jpg
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/d...4/DSCN0769.jpg

so what yall think?

Looks good! Is that a trail gear kit other than the springs? What're you running in the rear?

nah i mismatched my kit, bought stuff from wabfab, blueyfab, addicted and some stuff from trailgear..rear is stock 48"s with TG 6" shackles and an add a leaf...think ima swap those to some F-150's...or at least cut the add a leaf to fit..its the same size as the 2nd mil wrap...dont think they function as good as they could..lol they used to have 2 add a leafs..good god