WSI Springs on their way!!

[DocSpooK]

I had the Deaver +1 then went to WSI's and gained almost 3" in the rear (should sag a little eventually) much more aggressive looking,no issues being airborne!


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[Wilson]

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[NickPic83]

Any update on this?

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[TAZMAN]

I haven't installed them yet do to the weather and the fact I have to disassemble them to paint them. I should have them installed in the next 2 weeks.

 

[Jordan@Apollo-Optics]

How are the WSI SD springs with the drop shackle, traction wise? Isn't half the reason for getting springs to get rid of the block in the rear that adds the 2" that causes so much wheel hop? Wouldn't a drop shackle have a similar effect?

 

[circafwsk8r]

How are the WSI SD springs with the drop shackle, traction wise? Isn't half the reason for getting springs to get rid of the block in the rear that adds the 2" that causes so much wheel hop? Wouldn't a drop shackle have a similar effect?

dont think so ,the closer the axle is to the leaf spring itself....the better

Block equals a big gap long U's more flex and slop. just my opinion. oh and i have blocks and the michigan roads in the winter blocks suck.

i have had lift shackles i noticed no difference.

 

[TAZMAN]

Finally did the install and to do it right takes a lot of time. The first thing we did was completely disassemble the springs and cleaned them with a hot water power washer and some degreaser. We then hung them after brake cleaning to get them ready to paint. After 3 good coats of paint and allowing to dry overnight they were reassembled.

In order to get the front spring bolt out, the fuel tank has to be removed and there is very little room to work in order to remove it. The filler hose and the Evap. line are very short and you can damage both of them if not very careful. If you brake the plastic T connector for the Evap line, you have to replace the entire Evap line assy. on top of the fuel tank so be very careful with it. The exhaust can be moved out of the way to do the passenger spring install by just removing the front 2 bolts behind the Cat. system.

Before the spring install do yourself a big favor and drill a 3rd hole in the lowering shackles provided by WSI. You will need it if your as particular as I am. You can adjust the rear spring height in the shackle without removing the springs again but to get the height I wanted, I needed a 3rd hole located 1 inch below the second hole. If you don't do this, you may need a 1 inch block under the spring. The factory shackles make the rear to high unless you plan on carrying 300 pounds all the time.

After the job was completed we test drive the truck in some fields to see how the back reacted as compared to stock. I have only tested it a short time but in my opinion this should be the first mod to all of these trucks no matter who's springs you choose to use. This ended up being a 7 hour install to do it right including any touch up to paint scratched during the install. There is no more hop in the rear and it rides much better. Let me know if you have any questions. I will post some actual measurements later.

 

[Yukon Joe]

It's interesting that you disassembled the springs just to paint them. Do you have any pictures of this? I'm wondering how hard it was to get the bands off?
What kind of paint did you use? Did you follow up with any MPHD for added corrosion protection? I assume that is why you painted them in the first place.

Lastly, why did you drop the tank instead of cutting the bolt and installing a new one from the other side? I've instated three sets of springs on my truck. I think I'm done at this point, but if I had to drop the tank every time I'd go nuts.

Glad you like the springs. Are you on mid perch? The third hole you drilled in the drop shackle was to level the truck, right?

Yukon Joe
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[TAZMAN]

I called some truck spring shops and they recommended using a paint with primer mixed in and painting them in thin coats. That's what they had the best luck with so I used the Krylon black paint for metal with primer mixed in it. Not sure what bands your referring to. The straps have bolts that bridge across the springs so these may not have the same set up as others.

As far as why I didn't cut the bolt to put the spring in, well...I tend to put things back to factory spec and if the nut comes off the bolt, the bolt can't come out.

I'm on mid perch and I wanted the rear to sit 1.5 inches above the front to give it some rake. I hate the look of trucks that set level. Just my preference on that one. I will try to get some pictures up of the set up. Pulling the tank isn't bad if you have the place and equipment to do it.

The WSI springs work great and I'm now ready for the rest of the suspension upgrades!! I may do the Roush charger kit first though.

 

[NickPic83]

Instead of drilling the holes why not buy the 1" drop shackles?

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