cdiedrick

I have had a love/hate relationship with my K5 for over a decade. Well I am in for the long haul and a couple of years ago I replaced the rear leaf springs. I bought some from JC Whitney, and well the front end sits higher than the rear. When I took the old springs out there were blocks between the leafs and the axle. I figured they were aftermarket so I left them out. Now since I am going to hold on the the vehicle I think they were suppossed to be there. Am I right? Just wondering because the front had no blocks at all. I still have the blocks so its no problem to put them back in. Just want some answers here.
Thanks,
Chris

mudmaniac

It's not unusual to see a K5 with the front higher than the rear, I have a 87 K5 and I put blocks on the rear to level it out. I would imagine that you are talking about 2" or 3" blocks.

gotstylez

yea..sounds like lift blocks to level it out.. no extra parts left over when working

cdiedrick

Thanks forthe input guys. I guess I will put those lifting blocks back in. Funny thing is, when I compared the new springs to the old ones, the new ones were shorter in length in comparison to the old, therefore lifting the truck the same. That is why I opted to leave the blocks out. It was that way initially too, the truck sat level, then it changed after a few months. The springs may have been cheap and sagged fast.
Thanks
Chris

gotstylez

i'd say the springs got "broke in" so the height went down a little