rear drop springs

[tybardy]

anyone installed these? how do i go about it?

[BlizzardX23]

huh? lots of people have rear drop springs...

[blueflamed03]

3" drop here.

[tybardy]

oh.... lemme be more clear... i am about to do this, just making sure i have all basis covered... any pointers?

[blueflamed03]

rear coils, shock relocators?

[tybardy]

rear coil springs... not shock relocators

[BlizzardX23]

ohh...like a write up from people who have done it them self...hmm, not me...but next week Im doing it :)

[tybardy]

yea from what i hear the torsion keys in the front are the more dificult part of the job... but i have a good lock on that portion.

I just dont know how to do the rear springs

[JKmotorsports]

Remove the nut on the bolts holding the lower shock mount. Jack the truck up just to the point where the shocks fully ectend w/o lifting the wheels off the ground. This will make it easier to slide the bolts out w/o ruining the threads. Once you remove the bolts, you can lift the truck higher w.o the rearend coming up with it and this will give you room to remove the old springs and install the new ones. Installation is as simple as reversing the process.

[tybardy]

Hey JK... are the extenders necessary? wher can i buy them?

[JKmotorsports]

You can either buy extenders or shorter shocks. Check to see if you can get the extenders seperately from either DJM or McGaughys. If your shocks are old, I'd just go ahead and replace the shocks with shorter ones. The drop with those springs are only about 3". You should be fine with the stock shocks for a little while until you find some extensions or shorter shocks.

[Modded]

I say you get extenders, I jst installed some because my Pedders drop didn't come with them and it def. rides even better, especially over bumps.
Plus you don't want to maneuver the car and make the coils free travel and fall out, you would be so screwed after that!!!