52in springs vs 56in springs

[chevyfox]

What is the difference between the 2 lol

 

[firebane]

length mostly. but can be differences in the amount of leafs.

 

[chevyfox]

What would be the best one from rough country?

 

[firebane]

What would be the best one from rough country?

You can't mix and match you either run 52" or 56". If your truck has 52" you can get new hangars from DIY and a few other places to run 56" springs.

56" springs will give you more flex compared to the 52".

 

[chevyfox]

I wanna go from a 6 inch lift to a 4 and I'm only building my truck to be a mall crawler so will the 56 inch ones be good and clear my 35s

 

[firebane]

I wanna go from a 6 inch lift to a 4 and I'm only building my truck to be a mall crawler so will the 56 inch ones be good and clear my 35s

What size are your springs? 52 or 56? 4" lift will clear the 35s no problem.

 

[chevyfox]

Idk I'm gonna buy new ones mine are kinda wore out

 

[chevyfox]

How do I tell what they are

 

[nvrenuf]

You're comparing 2 different suspects of the rear springs, length and lift.

4" lift can usually clear 35's but wide rims can cause rubbing, especially in turns.

52" vs 56" refers to eye to eye spring length, specifically the rear springs. If you choose to go with a different length than original there are rivoted brackets to be moved. Also the center pin placement is different between the 2 lengths, one is centered and one offset (both being 26" from front eye to pin).

Spring length is measured from center of the eye to center of the opposite eye following the arc of the top leaf (NOT straight across above the leaf).

For a mall crawler, keep life easy and stay with whatever your original length measures.

 

[chevyfox]

You're comparing 2 different suspects of the rear springs, length and lift.

4" lift can usually clear 35's but wide rims can cause rubbing, especially in turns.

52" vs 56" refers to eye to eye spring length, specifically the rear springs. If you choose to go with a different length than original there are rivoted brackets to be moved. Also the center pin placement is different between the 2 lengths, one is centered and one offset (both being 26" from front eye to pin).

Spring length is measured from center of the eye to center of the opposite eye following the arc of the top leaf (NOT straight across above the leaf).

For a mall crawler, keep life easy and stay with whatever your original length measures.

Thanks that helped out a ton, what's a good offset for a 4 inch lift?

 

[Stewzer55]

The offset just means that the length of the spring behind the axle, the 52" inch spring will have the axle locating spring in the middle of the arc whereas the 56" spring will be longer behind the pin.

For your application stick with the original spring length unless you have 52" springs and want to have the better ride quality associated with the 56" springs.

 

[HotRodPC]

I agree. If it's just a mall crawler, keep it simple and stay with what you have. If it's a K10, it'll be 52, if it's a K20 it could be either one. As said, the 56 will offer more flex, and will also provide a smoother ride but it doesn't sound like that's a concern to you.

 

[chevyfox]

Alright cool thanks guys I really appreciate it

 

[skysurfer]

What would be the best one from rough country?

The ones that say Tuff Country on them.

 

[chevyfox]

Lol gotcha