lowerd dearch the springs and remove one leaf or lowering blocks you will get a better ride with dearched springs. i got mine down about 5inches that way. my 2 cents Robert
I guess an AD is one of the few trucks you can lower using lowering blocks. 99% of the trucks have the spring on top of the axle housing but an AD has that funny pivoting mount with the off set center bolt hole and the spring underneath. I have seen these trucks with heavy bales of alfalfa stacked above the cab and the bumper six inches off the ground so the U-joint splines must have sufficient shaft travel but I can't comment on U-joint longevity under these conditions. You will probably have to make your own blocks because store bought ones are going to have the hole in the center. You can support the frame (or an air jack under the rear bumper), remove the U bolts, lower it to where you like and measure the gap between the spring and that pivoting block. It will change some with the weight on it but it's a starting point. I'd cut some 1 3/4" wide wood blocks for test fitting, you can lower the weight onto them, and then copy the ones you like. Your U bolts will have to be the heigth of the block longer. You are going to make it pretty much worthless as a truck but okay as a cruiser.
Lowering The Torque Tube Amazingly , you can drop it as far as you want ~ If you raise the rear end of the Torque Tube higher than the front end , the U-Joint ball will drip more than usual unless you've really got it shimmed up and fitted ' Just So ' ~ I wish I had pix of the '54 Chevy sedan I know of that's *so* low , he had to cut open the floorboards for the Torque Tube to come into the passenger compartment....
Thanks everyone. This puppy is going down.Yes it will be pretty worthless as a truck. I have a 06 WT 4x4 for hauling and towing whatever. This thing is for hauling me and a lawn chair. Maybe a cooler full of refreshments.
ccharr no not at this time. i just wanted to pick one up for the future but i will wait til i need one but thanks anyway. need to save for new rearend parts and labor. Robert
