Stock rear spring rate?
- Thread starter BillC
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Bump. Anyone else have any leads/info?
The only reason I ask is I called BellTech about their #5954 lowering leaf springs (the ones recommended on Jas' web site). They say their springs are 20% lower rate than the stockers. After pressing them for an actual number, I was finally told their springs are 130 lb/in rate. If you believe their "20% lower" statement, that would put the stockers at 162 lb/in.
Of course, they could be talking about non-Ty stock springs. After all, they recommend the same spring for all S-10 pickups and blazers/jimmies from '91-'93 (the SyTy years).
I want to put lowering springs on my Ty, but don't want to drop too much from the stock rate -- going from 225 to 130 is a 42% drop. Maybe I'll just have the stockers de-arched....
Anyone know of any steel lowering springs with a 200-220 lb/in rate?
The only reason I ask is I called BellTech about their #5954 lowering leaf springs (the ones recommended on Jas' web site). They say their springs are 20% lower rate than the stockers. After pressing them for an actual number, I was finally told their springs are 130 lb/in rate. If you believe their "20% lower" statement, that would put the stockers at 162 lb/in.
Of course, they could be talking about non-Ty stock springs. After all, they recommend the same spring for all S-10 pickups and blazers/jimmies from '91-'93 (the SyTy years).
I want to put lowering springs on my Ty, but don't want to drop too much from the stock rate -- going from 225 to 130 is a 42% drop. Maybe I'll just have the stockers de-arched....
Anyone know of any steel lowering springs with a 200-220 lb/in rate?
Loeryder
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The Bell Tech drop leafs lowered my truck a little under 2".
I also added a 1" pinion correct block to get just under 3" of total drop.
No one at Bell tech could tell me the spring rate either and when I asked why they recommended the same springs for a pick up as the sport ute they had no explanation.
Obviously these springs were not designed with a required curb weight in mind.
With the lack of spring options I just did it anyway and am VERY happy with them.
The spring rate feels stiffer than the flex a forms with a lot less rebound jounce.
I also added a 1" pinion correct block to get just under 3" of total drop.
No one at Bell tech could tell me the spring rate either and when I asked why they recommended the same springs for a pick up as the sport ute they had no explanation.
Obviously these springs were not designed with a required curb weight in mind.
With the lack of spring options I just did it anyway and am VERY happy with them.
The spring rate feels stiffer than the flex a forms with a lot less rebound jounce.