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Originally Posted by 72longstepper
They look great--. TY for info. Did u buy new u-bolts and bushings as shown and that is enough? My springs are no longer "lined up" and my neighbor says they are worn out because of this? I have spent a lot buying new parts and if a spring is a spring I will do what you did. Going to a 4/1 makes it sit lower I would assume. Is that correct? I am an old fart and have no interest in drop spindles or flip kits but I am doing front and rear sway bars. My GTO and Vetts went down the road long ago just looking to make this a cruiser I emailed a local shop to see how much to recondition but no reply back.
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All good. Many of us have a membership in the "Old Guys Rule" club. I'm 61. I used a good "Strip Disc" in conjunction with the tried and true "Wire Wheel". Yes I bought new U-Bolts. But I did a "Flip Kit". As long as your hardware is not rusted beyond use, I would recondition it all and reuse, your choice. What I did on the Spring Pack was to delete the last leaf just before the thick overload. I did this to get the stance I was after and smooth out the ride a bit. My truck was ordered with the "G50 Heavy Rear Spring" option, so empty the ride was very stiff. In order to still tow and carry a load, I'm adding a "Bag Over Leaf" system. This will allow me to tailor the rear suspension to my needs. My truck came with a factory front "Sway Bar" and an old aftermarket one on the rear. I reconditioned the front one and plan to do the same with the rear one. I do need to make new brackets for the rear sway bar as the original ones, while they work just fine, leave little to be desired in the looks department. It's a bit of a battle to get the old bushings out, but the new ones went in with the use of a large vise and finished with a dead blow hammer. I'm doing as much myself as possible. 1st pic is the Strip Disc I used. Tried the one from Harbor Freight, as many of their products work quite well, their strip disc wasn't one of them. 2nd pic is the Bag over Leaf system. 3rd pic is the finished front rebuild and the stock sway bar. 4th pic is the stance I was after and yes it's still all 3/4 ton. 5th pic is the rear end back in with the leaves. We did a complete overhaul on the Dana 60, including a posi carrier and 3.73 ring and pinion. Working on the Drum Brakes next. Take Care.