just had a few questions about chevy 64" springs, and before you say search i tried and found a few answers but not specifics. Correct me if i am wrong but i found that a 64" spring is 27" from front bushing to pin and 37" from pin to rear bushing, with that being said would there be a problem with turning them around? so the long side is towards the front? are there any pros/cons to this? and last question because i have found a few variences in what people say, how much lift do you net from running stock 64" spring in the rear of a 73-80 chev?

thanks for any info yall can give

cheers

There is no long side. 64's are centered, 32"/32"
The hangers have to be moved so the lift is whatever you decide to make it.

oh ok great, do you know if anyone make a 4" plus lift spring in the 64" spring, i found bds makes one but it is 5.5" of lift and only 60.5" center to center

60.5 is likely straight across, the 64" is along the spring.
They're generally a 2wd spring, best bet is to call a local spring shop.

There is no long side. 64's are centered, 32"/32"
The hangers have to be moved so the lift is whatever you decide to make it.

60.5 is likely straight across, the 64" is along the spring.
They're generally a 2wd spring, best bet is to call a local spring shop.



Affirmative on both posts.

Shackle flip will get you 4" with stock 64's.

Shackle flip will get you 4" with stock 64's.
yes i realize this but i am hoping to get roughly 8" of lift total, and i want to avoid blocks at all costs

Try Tough Country EZ rides or ORD

There is no long side. 64's are centered, 32"/32"
The hangers have to be moved so the lift is whatever you decide to make it.Is he talking about 63''s or is there a longer leaf?

yes is was talking about those, sorry i though for some reason they were 64"

63's is a "slang" term. In reality, they are 64" long. If you go into a spring shop and look for 2wd 63s, they'll tell you that they don't exist. Most people just assume that 63s are actually 63" long......

63's is a "slang" term. In reality, they are 64" long. If you go into a spring shop and look for 2wd 63s, they'll tell you that they don't exist. Most people just assume that 63s are actually 63" long......thanks for the schooling......:D

Measured the set on my garage floor tonight. Measured along the spring they were ~64". Eye to eye they measured ~62 5/8".

Measured the set on my garage floor tonight. Measured along the spring they were ~64". Eye to eye they measured ~62 5/8".
oh ok perfect, so im guessing the lift springs that bds make that are 60.5 eye to eye would be the ones to get then

Played around with my spring packs the other day... (I originally bought a set of 3 leaf w/ overload packs to replace the 4 leaf packs some fucker stole from around my house) took the overloads off and added the 4th leaf I grabbed from another truck at the JY. Anyway, I am in need of two of those plastic wear pads that snap into the ends of the leaves. I've tried 3 of the chain stores around here and nobody has or can get them. Napa could get something like it but they were ~0.8" thick! :eek: Anyone have a part number or know where I can source a couple of these pads? I looked around the JY this weekend and all the ones I found were completely worn out.

Did you try the stealership? My buddy that works there grabbed me some for cheep.

Yeah, they could order them in.... they want something like $7.60 each.

When I worked at the spring shop we sold them for about 50cents apiece. Don't know where they where from though. Pretty much anywhere that builds springs or add-a-leaves should be able to get them for you cheap

To add to the tech info in thread, I was wondering if someone can post up some measurements. I'm looking for the eye-to-eye measurement of a 4 leaf (not including the overload) spring pack WITH the weight of a full-bodied truck on them.