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Old 08-10-2020, 06:58 PM   #23
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Re: Optional rear springs

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Originally Posted by StingRay View Post
In Canada you seldom see a leaf spring half ton. When you do it could be a Chev or a GMC. coils were standard. When you get to 3/4 tons I've seen more leafs than coils. I've had a bunch of trucks and parts trucks over the years. Two half tons have had leafs.
I covered the Canada-built GMCs in my post above. They were Chevrolets with GMC trim/markings. No Canadian 910, 920, or 930 came with the GMC V6.

And the written word on leafs being optional on GMCs is not correct. GMC didn't order trucks, they built them. They all came through (built) with leaf spring unless coil springs were specified (ordered), although what you see in writing contradicts that. This is a case, as in other cases, where you can't go by the "data". Dealer order books state that tow hooks were only available with painted front bumper, and we know from real life experience this simply is not true.
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