Rear end leveling w/ 5" Jakes drop axle kit

[Peeweem]

Ok guys, here's the deal I put a Jakes 5" drop axle kit on a 99' EZ GO elec. cart and I ordered the HD 3-leaf springs from Eagle Golf Carts with the HD gas shocks. Here's the problem: I don't even have the gas shocks on the back yet just the lift kit with the new leaf springs. It really sits up higher in the back end like a Hot Rod look. I really want to drop it back down level with the front end. I am having a hard time figuring out how I can drop it just a little bit. I have tried loosening the bolts on both ends of the shackles in back and putting 2 grown men in the golf bag wells trying to jump on it and compress it enough to push the shackles towards the rear of the cart thus lowering an inch or so to no avail. The only other thing I can think of to do at this point is drill another hole about an inch & half above the lower one on the shackle.? Any ideas about what else may work. Thanks Jeff

[Fleck]

Unless you are running a rear seat (Any extra added wieght on the back); You shouldn't need the HD rear springs. They are made to lift the cart to compensate for added wieght. I would run the stock ones. Just my opinion

[Peeweem]

Well, I am planning on adding the rear seat soon, but the whole kit isn't gonna weigh as much me an a friend who got up in the back end trying to settle it down some. I may just have some custom shackles made that are shorter to bring the back end of the of the spring up which will bring the back end down. I think? Jeff

[mikesmotortoys]

You should have added new HD front springs when you added the lift kit. Your stocker springs are most likely 11 tears old and are weak...

[Peeweem]

So you think replacing the fronts with the new HD springs might add some extra height there and be closer to the height of the back? If so I might think seriously about that because I'm not crazy about this Hot Rod look I got going on. LOL

[mikesmotortoys]

I can tell you that with OEM EZGO springs, the HD's will give you about 1/2" more lift in the front. AFTERMARKET springs are not the same as OEM. Our experience has been that most aftermarket HD's are no stiffer than the OEM Standard spring...

Ball is in your court on what you buy...

BTW - HD rear springs are 4 leaf, not 3...

[Peeweem]

That is odd about the rear springs, because like you say I was expecting a 4 leaf spring, but when they arrived last friday they were only 3 leafs to them that I got from Eagle golf carts. The HD shocks were strictly Gabriel shocks I could've bought from my local Auto Zone. go figure. Yeah I don't know but they're only 3 leafs to them.

[mikesmotortoys]

Originally Posted by Peeweem

That is odd about the rear springs, because like you say I was expecting a 4 leaf spring, but when they arrived last friday they were only 3 leafs to them that I got from Eagle golf carts. The HD shocks were strictly Gabriel shocks I could've bought from my local Auto Zone. go figure. Yeah I don't know but they're only 3 leafs to them.

Another example of online shopping....

[Xtreme Cartz]

You can make drop shackles for the rear to lower the ride height.