Chevy lean shackle fix question
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Chevy lean shackle fix question
So I had the dreaded chevy lean on my 00ecsb. It was an inch lower on the drivers side. So today I moved the leaf to the 1" drop hole on the drivers side and left the pass side at 2" drop. My question is do I need to loosen the leaf clamps to the axle on the left side and let it re center. I never loosened them when I moved the leaf in the shackle.
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I have the lean too, but it varies from day to day. Sometimes it will be 1.5" difference, sometimes both sides are almost even. I have a 1/2" lift block that goes between the axle and the leaf spring but haven't put it in yet. I thought this might be a better solution that using the shackle. Anyone have an answer to this?
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I have the lean too, but it varies from day to day. Sometimes it will be 1.5" difference, sometimes both sides are almost even. I have a 1/2" lift block that goes between the axle and the leaf spring but haven't put it in yet. I thought this might be a better solution that using the shackle. Anyone have an answer to this?
Agreed is one better than the other?
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I have the lean too, but it varies from day to day. Sometimes it will be 1.5" difference, sometimes both sides are almost even. I have a 1/2" lift block that goes between the axle and the leaf spring but haven't put it in yet. I thought this might be a better solution that using the shackle. Anyone have an answer to this?
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Yes it's that one, part number 15872655. I honestly don't think this block will raise it enough. I figure there would be a 1-to-1 correlation between the block thickness and how much it will raise it. Although it varies from day to day, my lean is almost always more than 1/2" even with an empty tank and no driver.
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Well I did the lean fix with the shackle and it worked well. The left rear was about 3/4" lower than the right so I moved the spring down one hole on the shackle and that made both sides pretty darn even. This is with 1/2 tank of gas and no driver. But now the rear sits too high IMO, kind of has the raked look again. I think 1/2" lower would be perfect.