521 Lowering Rear Questions

[dross93ranger]

We are lowering the rear end of our 521 by pulling the middle leaf. How much does this normally drop the truck?

[denveratsun]

Just that one leaf will have minimum effective results. There may be a drop...but man it would be little...:rolleyes:

I think that it was Bob Marley who once said..."one leaf is not enough"

 

here is my 521 with 3 inch blocks and 2 leaves out...just for a comparison.

 

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Around an inch. If re using the stock U bolts you may run out of threads.

[denveratsun]

Man...when I pulled the second leaf the result was more like 1/2 inch...at most. I know the middle leaf may yield a deeper drop...but I would say an inch is being generous...maybe 7/8...15/16 at the very most.:blink:

 

:lol:

[dross93ranger]

Man...when I pulled the second leaf the result was more like 1/2 inch...at most. I know the middle leaf may yield a deeper drop...but I would say an inch is being generous...maybe 7/8...15/16 at the very most.:blink:

 

:lol:

 

Thats what I figured, we are also going to be buying 3 inch blocks this weekend. If I monoleafed it, how bad is the ride. It is my wife's truck and she has some back problems so we need to keep it with somewhat decent ride quality. Up front we are just going to reindex the torsion bars.

 

BTW this truck only has 3 leaves per side.

Edited December 4, 2009 by dross93ranger

[denveratsun]

The labor portion of the job is not very time consuming or difficult. Unless of course the bolts are all rusted.:rolleyes:

 

I would suggest that since her back is the chief concern here...that you install the blocks, leave the factory springpack in the truck... and see what she thinks. Then if needed take a leaf out...the ride will soften with decreased number of leaves anyway...so as far as her comfort is concerned it will just keep getting better the cooler it looks...to a point.

 

I can't comment on the monoleaf concept since there are several ways to do this particular job and the results would each vary depending a lot on the leaf that is chosen.

[dross93ranger]

Thanks guys, after the weekend we will post up pictures of whatever route we choose. The labor I know is easy, but the u-bolts are rusted up something horrible so we will just be cutting them off. My Ranger is an extremely low static drop, I drag everywhere and she wants to be the same so I bet she will sacrifice the ride quality if it comes down to it.

[slam_dat_sun]

Thats what I figured, we are also going to be buying 3 inch blocks this weekend. If I monoleafed it, how bad is the ride. It is my wife's truck and she has some back problems so we need to keep it with somewhat decent ride quality. Up front we are just going to reindex the torsion bars.

 

BTW this truck only has 3 leaves per side.

 

If she has back problems then I say bag it :lol: riden like a caddy

[dross93ranger]

If she has back problems then I say bag it :lol: riden like a caddy

 

That will be coming...in the future.

[datsunpolisher]

on mine i did 4 inch blocks one spring, look at my picturs in my album. and dont worrie about your u bolts cause when you get the blocks you get new bolts with them. i dont recomend mono spring because of axle wrap and you will mess up your u joints. hope this info helps.:D