Fixed drop spring plates

[TheHewsonFamily]

I recently bought a box of bay parts from a well known on-line auction site, which included some spring plates. However, they are not ones that I have seen before and through extensive use of the 'Google' I have discovered that they could be fixed drop spring plates.



However, I am not sure how much they would drop the bus by, how easy they are to fit, whether there are different types for early/late bays (I have a 1970 dormobile) and whether they still require the bump stops to be removed. I assume that fitting these instead of turning the standard spring plates on the spline means that I retain full suspension travel? Can I use the standard shocks or would it require replacing the shocks with shorter ones?

Sorry for all the questions.

 

[VeeDubMan]

Take a look at http://www.red9design.com/type2.htm and compare your dropped spring plates to theirs. That'll give you some idea of how much drop to expect. Depending on how much drop it gives you, will determine if you need shorter shocks.

 

[TheHewsonFamily]

Thanks, I will take a look.

 

[sparkywig]

They look like Red9 2" springplates.

 

[TheHewsonFamily]

I just need to find out whether they fit the early or late bay now. The drop would be perfect for what I am looking for with a slight turn on the splines as well to get down by about 2.5-3.0"