ok heres the deal. 83 720, sas w/waggy44 and leafs,rear waggy 44 w/stock leafs. 2 added and 4 in blocks. nunnin 38.5 boggers and need the blocks to go now! i need an easy fix. i know waggy springs will fit w/alil grinding but how much lift should i look at for the waggys? i want something to bolt in without any cutting or weldin of the hangers. also know if i run the springs backwords, ill move the rear axle bak alil.right? cause if i did this id be centering the wheel well better. anyways any help would be nice. thanks

You're asking about rear leaf packs, right?

You might go measure an 80s model Toyota to see if the pack length is about the same....there's all kinds of replacement packs for those for as much lift as you want.

Another option is going the custom route and having a spring shop build you a set of custom leaf packs.

Also, please remove your avatar and resize it to something less than 100x100

Thanks.

had no idea it was gonna be that huge. sorry bout that but thanks for the info. hopefully ill hear a few other peoples ideas befor i get to swappin them out.

you got a crazy lift on that truck as is.

Your not going to get a "bolt in" aftermarket leaf spring. I'm currently running Chevy springs out back with modified spring bushings and some custom bushing inserts.

In all honesty all your headaches will go away if you cut the stock Nissan leaf spring hangers and weld in some universal hangers. Then you wont have to worry about changing out spring bushings or inserts.

strange lift? sprung over waggys with a three inch body lift. (in that pic) no longer has body lift. yeah thats strange i guess but thanks for the info. heard early bronco springs are the same frome some one. theyll bolt in. whats yall thoughts on them?

all pro makes springs for something like what you have however they run a little long.. Alcan spring can make you a custom pack you can "bolt on" but they will cost ya a couple hundred easily....

I was comparing the truck pictured to my rig. The truck is easily 4-6" taller than mine.

As for the leaf springs 47" eye to eye are what I'm using.

well i pretty much realized im not gonna get the lift i want with a "bolt on" with out dropping some cash. so, i got my hands on some 4in chevy front springs the other day for cheap. held them up to the truck and looks like theyll do the job for the lift i need. orderd my spring parts from ruff stuff so when they get in ill post some pics of the swap. planning on stretching to wheelbase a lil and gonna ba doin some body work. should be interesting. but thanks to everyone for their help.

you've got the springs I'm currently running out back. For me they don't give me enough lift. I have taken out a couple of leafs.

you think theyll settle to much? yeah they were a lil short but ima add that e-z inch when i swap it out. well see.

In stock form they are very stiff and don't flex at all. you remove a leaf or two and they do good. For the kind of lift your looking for I would grab a 6-8" lift pack and remove some leafs. When removing leafs you always want to start at the bottom first.

cool, i got thies springs for cheap, but your right the 6-8 would most likely work best. was thinkin bout it and if i got the 6-8 springs i could use thies 4in to lift my 83 stepside. get a shackle flip for the rear and i be liftin two truck. so there we go.

well its been awhile sense ive been on here so thought id post a few pics of the lift. had trouble with it for awhile but got it together for the most part. the chevys talked about were out of the question for this truck do to the fact that i wanted to lift my tow rig. so i scored some waggy front springs from a buddy.i wanted to run them backwords to stretch the wheel base. now sittin at about 105.

original wheel base


the blocks that had to go



got it mostly torn apart with them harbor fright 12ton jack stands maxed out



stock nissan spring, stock waggy spring, hybrid of the two


2 nissan leafs recentered per waggy pack


this swap was a royal pain but had to be done. still not finished but soon to be. had to get it out the driveway so the ol lady could park. ill be posting more pics of the builup. and thank you to everyone who gave advice.

narrow top plates=f***ed up u bolt angles. theyll be fixed though


got dark quick but got the axle back in. new wheel base at 105


new spring in place. ganno have to relocate the shackle hanger for better shackle angle but it'll have to do for now tell i order new ones with the correct top plates as well

That shackle angle will be a problem for you - those are going to have to be relocated further forward so the shackle is at least standing up straight or better yet, is angled backward a bit.

Nice license plate

thanks. yeah its a trail rig so i just threw that on. well see how long it stays there when i start hittin the trails in it. yeah that shackle angle is horrible. that was the first thing that cought my eye. kinda hard to miss. it'll be fixed when the new parts come in.

thought id go ahead and post thies too.

the 305


and the other half of this spring issue. now i get to move the front end forward. the pic shows why.

That's what sawzalls are for.

Nice fit with that V8!

c notched frame so the headers would fit. now that the 3" body lift is gone my distibuter hits the fire wall. ima pull out the engine lift and lift the body and beat the f out of it so ill be able to change spark plug wires and ect. but thanks. as far as the front goes. i cant trim the fender close to the door do the the fact that my floor board is there. but i can move it forward and trim away as much as i want.

anyone have any pics of a stretched frontend on a pickup? trying to gather a few ideas?

Waht about recentering the axle more forward on the springpacks? Cobalt drill bit works over spring steel pretty good( w/ some drilling lube).

Granted it would cause other issues w/ steering and other suspension components that would need to be fixed...