Shortbed Stock Height Measurements

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Question for you all,

So the previous owner of my truck torched the stock springs, and now every corner sits at a different height, Im trying to figure out where it should be and get an idea of what the stock height is.

I measured from the centerline of the tire/wheels up to the fender arch

Any one have this info?

I was looking at the ground clearance listed, but wasnt clear where that was measuring to, cross member and the bottom of the axle in the rear?

Thanks!
 
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driver rear is sitting at ~30-3/8"
driver front is ~28-1/4"

tire size is 225-70-15
 

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Wheel openings are a bad place to use, the front and rear are different heights and you can potentially have body bushing sag.

Find a way to measure between the frame and a control arm, etc. On 4wd's you measure between the top of the front axle tube and the bottom of the frame (stock = 8.5"), figure out something similar for your 2wd.
 

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Also, different trucks had different ride heights. My '82 with 56" springs being a heavy half ton sat higher than my '87 with 52" springs, both short beds
 

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