Ok, I started tearing down my 83' C10 SWB today and found something rather disturbing. To start with the truck sits within a 1/2 inch of level from side to side. But I found that the passenger side coil spring appears to have been heated while the drivers side hasn't. I also found a mysterious weld on my frame that just doesn't look right. Also there are a bunch of spacers on the drivers side upper control arm. Here are some pics.
In these first two you can see the spacers in the upper control arm and also the weld that goes all the way down the frame right in front of the control arms.
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claypool782 at 2010-05-05
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claypool782 at 2010-05-05
These last two show a measurement on each side from the bump stop base plat to the upper control arm. The passenger side is the first pic and is and 1 1/4 closer than the drivers side.
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claypool782 at 2010-05-05
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claypool782 at 2010-05-05
Seems to me if I were to put stock springs in this thing the passenger side would sit higher than the drivers side indicating a bent frame(SAY IT ISNT SO) Also the weld looks like maybe a new end was welded onto the frame. Please let me know what you guys think. I sure hope I haven't been suckered into buying a wrecked up piece of crap. Thanks guys