Help Installing Belltech 34324 Springs

[dpmhemi]

Which way does the spring go, meaning what is top and what is bottom? Instructions don't specify. Spring on right is new belltech spring. Is this the correct orientation? Spring on left is stock spring, seems odd they are the same height.

 

[NathanJax]

Somewhere it says "Belltech 34324" on the spring in black. when you put them up in their location you should be able to read "Belltech 34324" and NOT be upside down.

 

[Modded]

The part with the coils closer to one another goes towards the top

 

[iwaslowr]

I was going to say mimic the ortientation of the factory springs before they were removed... but if they are already uninstalled that won't help.

 

[dpmhemi]

There's no writing on either spring. I'll install with the closer coils to top. Looking at pics on belltech's site that's the way they have them standing. Thanks guys.

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OK got it all installed. Lower than I want even with the 1" spacer installed, as I expected. Belltech springs must compress allot more than the stock ones. Measurements before: LF-35 5/8" RF-35 3/4" LR-38" RR-38 1/8". Measurements after: LF-36" RF-35 3/4" LR-35 3/4" RR-35 5/8". This is just after installation without taking for a ride yet.
I couldn't put the rubber isolators back on the bottom of the spring. Wasn't enough space to get them in there using the 1" spacer, did install rubber isolators on top of springs though. Will this cause any issues?

 

[iwaslowr]

What is the advertised drop for those springs? Also, why wouldn't the isolators fit? I personally removed all isolators with no issues... But the goal was to achieve more drop by removing them.

Oh and, any pics??

 

[dpmhemi]

What is the advertised drop for those springs? Also, why wouldn't the isolators fit? I personally removed all isolators with no issues... But the goal was to achieve more drop by removing them.

Oh and, any pics??

The paper work says 2" to 3" for autoride. Mine is a non autoride so I think it's more like a 3" to 4". There wasn't enough space to fit it without somehow compressing the spring. Meaning the rearend would have needed to drop a little more than it did. I jacked up one side at a time, I didn't lift and lower the whole back end at one time. If I would have do you think the rearend would have dropped more? Shocks and swaybar were disconnected and there was nothing else that seemed to be holding it up. These springs were the same height as the stock ones uninstalled. I thought they would be shorter.

Here are some pics. The first is stock height and the other two pics are not that good, taken in my garage, but you can see back end is lower than front. I did figure this is how it would sit though. My plan is to replace the 1" spacer with either a 1 1/2" or 2" one. Just don't know how I am going to get it in being the 1" barely fit.

 

[07Burb]

Yes if you disconnect both shocks and lift the entire rear end the springs will essentially fall out and you can just slip the new springs in. Makes the job MUCH easier

 

[madodger88]

So if I follow this right you are trying to achieve a 2.5" drop to be completely level?

 

[dpmhemi]

Yes, 2" to 2.5".