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Hi Everyone. I I've been browsing the board the last few weeks and wanted to introduce myself.

This past weekend I picked up a 65 GMC with a 305 chevy and th350. Needs some work but its not too bad.

To start of my long list of questions: My rear end is off center and the leafs look kicked out a little. Is that common on these trucks? is it easy enough to lossen the bolts and straighten the spring pack?

Thanks!

Chris

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Hi there and welcome from utah, your trucks look's all chevy to me EXCEPT THE TAILGATE from your pic's any pic's of the dash?

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Yeah, its got a lot of chevy. The hood and grill and side chrome are chevy parts. Its got a GMC VIN/Title/ and leafs in the back. I dont have any pictures of the dash at the moment.

-Chris

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COOL MUST HAVE A HARD LIFE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BODY PANALS, MY GMC LIVED ON A RASPBERRY FARM ALL OF ITS LIFE I JUST GOT DONE LOWERING IT AND DUAL GLASS PACKS AND GOING TO KEEP THE PATINA, LATER, MATT
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Welcome to the site. Can you get a pic of the leafs you are talking about- that will help.

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I saw that truck on VA craigslist. Looked like a decent truck, you happy with it? From what I remember it was not too unreasonable.

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I got it in North Jersey not sure if it was on the VA craigslist or not. It was on the HAMB. I am happy with it so far. I'm just going through everything and trying to see where i should start. I want to keep the truck on the road most of the time and do it slowly instead of pulling it all apart.

I will try to take a picture of the springs next time i'm under the car.

I'm looking for some rally wheels, any gm six lugs will work? I have a lead on a set of 82 blazer rallys, are they deep dish?

What else looks chevy on my truck? anything other than the grille/hood and chrome by the windows?

Thanks!

Chris

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Stay away from the NBS wheels for your 6 luggers, all others should work, but the new ones have some hub differences you would need machined down. I like the 6 spoke american racing inspired wheels they had and learned about this.

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Welcome from NE Ohio...

I too just bought a 65 GMC..

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Welcome aboard Chris from Kansas City, KS.

DPowers, here are some photos of the rear leaf springs on a '66, I recently sold. The leaf springs were specific to the GMC trucks and the coils/trailing arms were specific to the Chevy trucks in the 1/2 ton 2wd models or the era.

Welcome back grumpy.

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welcome from west Tn,
Nice looking rig

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Welcome from Washington state. I like the shot with the racing discs, they used to be extremely popular but are hardly ever seen anymore. Long ago I had a leaf spring setup that didn't have enough clamps so the leaves shifted. I used a combination of a very large C clamp pressing sideways, along with a couple of whacks from a heavy hammer to put them back in alignment.

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Welcome to the forum Chris :D

Those 6 lug rallys from that '82 Blazer will fit just fine. That's what I run on my '66 Suburban.

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DPowers, here are some photos of the rear leaf springs on a '66, I recently sold. The leaf springs were specific to the GMC trucks and the coils/trailing arms were specific to the Chevy trucks in the 1/2 ton 2wd models or the era.

Thanks Tony but I was asking about a pic of his leafs that he said were kicked out a bit...;)

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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I'll try to get a pic up of my leaf springs. what else would cause the axel to shif over, spring shift is the only thing i can think of?

Thanks!

Chris

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If the spring pack is just twisted apart, the factory spring clamps are either missing or in the wrong place to hold it in alignment. If the rear end is off center to one side in the truck, it could be the spring bolt is broken or missing. The axle perch can shift around if the bolt is absent. It could also be badly worn or bent rear shackles, or somebody did a swap or repair and welded the mounting pads incorrectly. It could be a bent frame, or just that the bed is not bolted down square to the cab, and makes it appear the axle is off center.

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Welcome from OKC! Nice stepper you have there :metal:

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Welcome aboard, as you already know it's a great place with helpfull people. Nice truck.