How to lower ANY truck FOR FREE

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In this video i give a brief explanation of how to flip your leaf springs on a truck, which will give you a 5 inch drop (about). This can be done with common hand tools (with the exception of a welder) and is relatively simple.

[@rwkrauss6054]

(Removing Thingies) This little thingie and that little thingie can be removed from that little thingie that holds that big thingie but be careful not to remove to many thingies at once or you could have thingies all over the place and that would be a real mess of thingies to clean up! but all this thingie clean up can be done for free if you become a thingie expert.

[@jgm3523]

😂

[@frankiehubbard9302]

Q am

[@jimcollins3411]

This is something that's been done to trucks for about as long as they have mounted the springs on top of the axle .Easy job to do and I have done it many times for the last 30 to 40 years . But some frames don't have a high arch and can hit the axle unless you modify the frame to clear .

[@gearhead1234]

That "little block" is a spring perch. You can buy them new from summit according to your axle tube diameter.

[@unbreakable_mazapan69ll10]

“Engine puller thing” lmaoooo let me just hop off this vid. 😂

[@jaxsongrady7617]

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[@londonnoel7336]

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[@garysmith5741]

The “block” is called a spring perch. That truck doesn’t have blocks.

[@clubfreeze5017]

Did you lower the rear ??? All I got was a lot of talking

[@hellfreezer5693]

See the next video

[@jmata383]

What welder did you use and what about lowering the front?

[@hellfreezer5693]

I used a MIG welder from harbor freight. Just their basic one. Not wonderful but it got the job done. In the front I cut the springs. General rule there is 1 coil equates to roughly 2 inches of drop. That part was a bit sketchy but seems to be doing alright

[@feovz9178]

my dawgs just yapping

[@whotrethatyoungan4191]

I have and 93 ranger and it’s a stick I wanna lower my back want it and lil squatted cus the back like 2in taller than the front but don’t want my clutch to mess up

[@5wenPoultry]

did you shorten the drive shaft?

[@zems63]

Couldn’t the rear end be flipped from side to side? So, in essence the drivers wheel would be flipped over to the passenger side and Vice versa, The there would be no need to cut the locator block off of the axle it would reside in the same location. The only concern I can see would be the gears, but since the Drive Shaft is still rotating in the same direction I think the gears would be fine.

[@ottobauner9828]

no you dont want to do this for a few reasons. 1 the fill plug and drain plug on the rear. the drain plug is place to be at the lowest point to allow the oil to drain out. If rotated it will be at the top and useless. the fill plug is set to the location to hold the correct amount of gear oil and wont allow you to overfill. This location is changed when flipped. also the way the housing in designed is to hold the oil and flow to best cool the ring and pinion. If you just flip the rear over you are gonna end up destroying the rear

[@gophucyorselph5179]

Nope, reverse would be forward and vice-versa. ( vehicle would go backwards in Drive and forwards in Reverse)

[@AJ-om7hm]

Instead of welding can u use lowering blocks

[@firstnamelastnameisallowed7943]

Lift/lowering blocks work but only on a truck that is called "sprung under" or spring under" that is when the axle sits on top of the leaf spring you can get a block kit and the block goes between the axle and spring making the axle sit higher up. If it is a truck like this one in the video that is "sprung over" a block would lift it. He is talking about a flip kit or axle flip in this video. Stock the axle is under the spring so by putting it on top of the spring you lower it by however much the thickness of the axle is witch is usually around 3 or 4 inches depending on the truck. Doing a flip without proper know how can be very dangerous!! A flip kit comes with all the brackets you need and you dont need to do any welding. The spring perch or the block as he refers to in this video can be left right were it is because the kit has a bracket that turns the bottom of the perch into tbe new mounting point. Hard to explain but google it and you will see many pictures that make it make more sense. Axle alignment, is very important also pinion angle is critical and doing a home made job without the proper knowledge can get you into some trouble. It is done all the time dont get me wrong you dont need a kit but knowing how to properly doit is very important!! I'm not trying to put the guy in this video down or anything like that at all either!! He had some things right I'm just saying there a lot more to it and to do as much research as you can before doing stuff like this. You literally are placing the life of others and your own in your hands when you mod trucks like this so just know what your doing as much as possible. Dramatic as that sounds its 100% true. I lost 4 good friends few years ago because of a lowering job done incorrect and the truck spun out and flipped killing all inside plus another person in a vehicle that was not even with them. If its worth doing its worth doing it correctly!!

[@jesselomeli5244]

@@firstnamelastnameisallowed7943 thanks for the info. Ive been wanting to lower my 71' c10 long bed p/u. Sometimes it's worth paying a little extra out of pocket at a shop than having to pay(accidents)for it later in the long run. 👍👍

[@DoyleFM]

@@jesselomeli5244 Doesn't a 71 C10 have coil springs under the rear? 🤔 🇺🇸

[@jesselomeli5244]

@@DoyleFM no...mine has leaf springs.

[@DoyleFM]

@@jesselomeli5244 👌🏻 Thanks. Didn't know that. Guess they stopped the rear coil thing before 71. 🇺🇸

[@lmfao2183]

It is never free cause when you lower it you need new shocks and a c notch

[@presleypinones7156]

Don’t always need a c notch only if u how way to low

[@andrewlee2264]

Not true at all

[@pain_2457]

Underbed notch is the way to go if you want to go low

[@Joe-xj2tb]

Could one just flip the springs? What would that get?

[@dist-arab4777]

Yes but you need to buy a flip kit online they usually 200-500 depending on the quality and usually flipping leafs gives 6 inches on most trucks

[@billdavis6978]

I’d love to meet the first person to squat their truck. If we could reverse it, like have the front lowered with rear jacked up! Who cares about safety! It’s all bout looks!

[@thyubernoob]

Those springs are not riveted on the ends, those are wear pads...🙄

[@beaupatterson1527]

Think you could do an axle flip in 3 hours?

[@hellfreezer5693]

Yes, probably, although I think that would be cutting it close.

[@ottobauner9828]

yeah i can do an axle flip in about an hour

[@mkasyrafmz3642]

N.A.T.O

[@jefflilyea4669]

Not free. Shorter u-bolts and shocks $$

[@felixmartinez9677]

Can the same process work on a 1994 dodge ram 1500. I went today to get it dropped by hearing thr springs and they said thay it couldn't be done

[@hellfreezer5693]

I'm not sure about a dodge ram specifically, but any truck with a leaf spring over axle suspension design can be flipped to achieve a drop. You will need atleast a new leaf spring perch to weld to the bottom of the axle.

[@danielhausler2014]

Yeah you could do it but it's sketchy. It's called a getto drop for a reason. But it can be done right, beltech makes springs for my 94 Chevy that literally have one spring pulled. If you've ever plan on still using your truck is a truck get leaf spring

[@NaterAnderson]

So how come you did not show us in this video? I call bullshit

[@chazpaul2763]

Everytime I skip forward uhh uhh uhh 😂

[@skypirate7579]

You wernt lieing

[@rootiest]

if u flip the u bolt like that all of the rear weight of the truck will be held by the 4 nuts of the ubolts bro. that doesnt seem like a good idea

[@dudelebowski8629]

I'm curious as to what can go wrong if it fails?

[@moisesosorio828]

I did it on my 93 silverado about a year ago the sell the flip kit and its better if you do it comes with new u bolts and bracket and it rides perfectly fine i added shackles so it sits at a 8in rear drop and its perfectly fine

[@moisesosorio828]

Maybe you dont want to buy a kit it’s better to use new u bolts

[@presleypinones7156]

@@moisesosorio828 do you have a drop in the front ?

[@moisesosorio828]

@@presleypinones7156 on my obs i had a 3/8 drop 3in front drop springs

[@brianfoppe520]

Right blah blah ba blah

[@LusiTron]

you can flip the axle so the perch is at the bottom. You'll have to make sure the driveshaft clears everything. Ghetto, but it works.

[@gophucyorselph5179]

Nope. Vehicle would travel backwards in Drive and go forward in Reverse

[@chrisford2604]

This fucks your truck up ruins the value an makes it ride like a horse an buggy

[@emeraldfox7175]

Little engine puller thing? Dude you don't need to be working on any vehicle!

[@slowmotionperformance2744]

What an asinine thing to say. Culture Vulture