4 door leaf springs

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    71gold Frank Cooper

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    while i hav the mav. up on stands i pulled the springs from the v8 4door and have one of them on. the other one in the morning. i want know if there is a diff. untill i get the tranny back in and put it on the ground. i took a mesurement before i took them off. i will post the results of my findings...frank... :bananaman :bananaman L.T.N.G.
     
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    Awesome! Let us know how it goes, and how the Mav sits when you are all done.
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    well so far i know this. when i took the 2 dr. springs off i jacked the rear end up just enought to clear the spring. when i put the 4 dr. spring on it was 2 1/2 in. lower than the rear end. i had to lower the rear end to put the bolts in the spring plate. that tells us the 4 dr. springs i have, have more arch than the 2 dr. springs. the tires were off the ground enough that i had to hold the brake to break the lug nuts loose. when i put the tire on it was sitting on the ground enough to tighten the lugs without holding the brake. that sounds like lift to me.:bananaman :bananaman :bananaman ...frank...L.T.N.G.
     
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    :bananaman got the 4dr. springs on today and road tested them. there was a 1 3/4 in. diff. they feel a little stiffer. mav. sits just about right for me. the bride and son wants it a little higher. i have a set of air shocks i might put on...frank...:bananaman :bananaman L.T.N.G.
     

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