SOA with Chevy front leafs??

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It's etched in my memory that using stock-height pre-88 Chevy 1/2ton springs on an FSJ spring-over-axle mod gets one close to 4" of lift over stock. I cannot find the source of this memory! Now that I've tossed some money at it, I'm hoping I'm not misremembering

Does anyone know who's done this? Especially if anyone's got pics!

I picked up a NOS set of pre-88 K10 springs (1200lb) off the CL for cheap because I remembered that tidbit (P/N#22-400, still primered from the OEM supplier in Troy, MI). Currently my front suspension is 4" dropped spring mounts on the frame with stupid-long shackles hanging down like idiot-flags below my front bumper. I've been meaning to do better for quite some time ( SOA as well as shackle reversal) but life dictated I just park it for a few years instead.



Now that I'm getting back at it, I'm trying to fill in the gaps in info. I probably won't get to this before Ouray and that's ok because it actually rides really nice the way it is. Even so, it's obviously not a forever solution and definitely nothing to brag about the way it is, haha!

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I noticed the chevy springs had way less arch to them when i swapped in my 10 bolt in the front. I used the jeep springs but thought i could do an add a leaf with the chevy springs but they were wider springs than my j10 so I didnt.