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Street Edge (eBay) leaf springs

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i8a4re   +1y
How's the rear diff/driveline angle after install?
With angled lowering blocks you can correct the angle. But is it the angle correction actually "built in" to the design of lowered leaf springs?
Any vibrations?
It does look good!
reallyslowrio   +1y
I never saw the truck stock, so I don't know what kind of angle it should be at.

I don't think any angle correction is built in, per say.

Haven't driven it yet so no comment on the ride as of yet.
moonlitmechanic   +1y
Your truck definitely dropped more than mine. Are you running any drop blocks? I did the Street Edge leafs with 1" drop blocks and still have about an inch of travel before I hit frame (with shave bumpstops that is). Here are pics after the drop:

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reallyslowrio   +1y
Yes. The PO installed 3" (I measured them) blocks. I'm going to have a friend notch it after I get wheels and tires.

This truck is just my toy so it probably won't move until then.
charlesskelter   +1y
Any reviews of how well they handle a load?
reallyslowrio   +1y
The frame is on the axle as of now.
moonlitmechanic   +1y
Updates:

After driving around on mine for the last month or two, here is my review of the springs. They ride ok on relatively smooth surface, but hit hard on even minor bumps. I don't believe I am hitting axle on frame with 1" drop blocks, but I could be wrong about that. I believe one of the main problems is that these are flattened out versions of stock springs, which cause the rear shackle to be fully extended and the rear bushing eye is actually touching the frame without load. If they had made these about 4-6" shorter, I believe they would ride much smoother, as the spring would have somewhere to go when it compresses. I contacted Street Edge directly with this question, even asking if leafs made for another truck might work, but all they told me was this fitment is typical on Mazda and Toyota trucks. So as far as load capacity goes, I wouldn't put much in there unless want your cargo jumping out of the truck when you hit a bump.
reallyslowrio   +1y
I don't have much of an update either. I was ticketed during my test drive for expired registration and inspection. The truck keeps failing emissions and you need to pass to register it in this county.

Its going under the knife soon. My friend pulled the KA24DE out of his car and gave it to me.
dealwithit   +1y
sweet, another nissan swap, that drift build seems to have almost died off now that the "stunt welder" is to busy with work. i assume youve read through his build on his ka24 swap?
i8a4re   +1y
So are these Street Edge leaf springs nothing more than used "re-worked" flattened oem mazda stock leafs? I can't understand why they would get something so basic as the length wrong if these were new.
If you flattened a stock leaf, you would have the extra length that these street edge springs seem to have. But the bushings do look larger on the street edge leafs.?.?

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The shackles stretched out as seen in pics seem like it would definitely hurt the ride quality.




That being said, what are lengths of Bell Tech's lowered leafs compared to stock leafs and how are the shackles angled with Bell Tech's installed?
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