Homemade Spring Offset kit

72bluNblu said
The front hanger can only be moved a 1/2”. That’s all the room there is between the stock hanger and the frame. Anything more than a 1/2” at the front hanger would require cutting the frame.

Even the Mopar Performance 3/4” kit doesn’t move the springs by a 3/4”. The front hanger only moves a 1/2”, the rear shackles are 3/4”, and it calls for the spring perches to be moved 3/4”. So it side loads the springs and places them at a slight angle, and still doesn’t actually get you a full 3/4” offset. That’s why DoctorDiff’s kit is advertised as a 1/2”, that’s really all you get.

You can make your own hangers, it’s not all that hard. You just have to shift the spring hanger a 1/2” over from where it mounts on the car. The shackles require more than just bending though. The bends will shorten the shackles, so, if you want the rear spring eye to stay in the same vertical location you’d have to start with a slightly longer shackle.

We`ve been thru this before, I know u have seen every offset kit made by everybody in the world, but if u have to indent the frame rails to get the front hangars in and drive them in somewhat w/ a hammer , before the chassis stiffening, u will have more than 1/2" in the front hangars. I measured mine before installation , they WERE over 1/2" . All parts and cars are not the same on cars and parts that were not cnc . When I dropped my dana 60 in it did not move the springs one iota , the guy I bought the dana from , installed the spring hangars and shortened the rear 1" shorter than A body specs, before adding the disc brakes. The guy really knew what he was doing, fit perfectly.
Show me someone else that has 295 65 d15 tires on a stock fender well, w/ just the front edge of the fender well lengthened .

By the way, this is the only thing I`ve ever disagreed withu on.
For most of the offset kits, U ARE RIGHT !