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Originally Posted by Chuck78
How well does the coil spring rear suspension work for heavy duty hauling and towing vs a leaf spring setup for a 3/4 ton? Is it unheard of to swap in leafs onto the old chassis?
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Even though its an old truck, the suspension design in those days were not much different than your 'Burb. Power steering and power brakesare pretty much bolt from a donor truck like your '89.
You could get 3/4T coil springs (still available at Advance, NAPA, etc.). It is possible to drill holes your frame and mount the leafs, but its really not neccessary with good 3/4 coil springs.
As far as steering columns go, you can put a Chevy van column (tilt or std) in it since the key switch is on the dash.