3.5" RE's springs... how much lift did you get out of them?

[Kejtar]

That's the first settle and then the later times.... ALso please lemme know what if any extra weight you gut (bigger rear bumper, tire carrier, how big a spare and so on)....

I'm considering the costs of building the rear pack myself and still potentially failng miserably and I'm thinking about the RE's packs.... I can get them for a very good price, and as much as I would like the 4.5" I'm afraid that they would net more and I will have to do the front and I just can't afford to do anything till next summer (spent too much $$ already). So I'm thinking (hoping) that the 3.5" pack will net me betweem 3.5" and 4" and if need be.. I can always adjust with a shackle...

Thanks
Kejtar

[Yucca-Man]

Everyone I've talked to with an RE springpack has gotten larger-than-advertised height out of it. I'm going to install mine next week. The RE6130 4.5" comes with a 3.5" spring pack and longer shackle; I usually carry a bunch of stuff in my storage box, so will find within the next few weeks how it really settles.

[ChuckD]

Just get the RE 1462's. mine started out at 5" and now are about at the 4.5". I run a Daystar lift shackle with them, so I have be getting roughly 6- 6.5" over all. No shackle ext. and running a good solid 4.5" coil up front would be perfect. ;) You have the SYE go for it! I remeber they are the same price, right?

[ChuckD]

Also, I have had them or about 10 mos. When new extra weight, like an axle, maybe moved them .5" now I would say with the same weight closer to an inch. I actually get shackle deflection, :thumbup:

[Kejtar]

Hmmm but I got the front sitting at about 3.5" with stock arms and so on... if I get the 4.5" (1462) one well...... I'll be sitting at 5" or so in the rear (not much extra weight there..... stock bumper and trailer hitch) so I will look really funky....

Btw, Chuck... how do you figure that an axle weight affects the springs? The springs are sitting on top of the axle.

Kejtar

[Ivan]

Yes, the RE spring packs will give you more lift than advertised. I got the 1463 (3.5") RE leaf packs, combined with with some 1.5" lift shackles I had. I wound up with just over 6.5" at the beginning, but has since settle down to a steady 6", even with a full load of equipment.

Ivan