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You want it there when???
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Lewisburg Ky
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Rear Leaf Spring Question
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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Re: Rear Leaf Spring Question
My 78 C10 only had 3 leafs plus a thick helper spring. It was fairly stiff in the rear and the rear sat pretty high.
It really depends how hard the truck was worked. Those springs could just be really worn out. 73 was when all trucks had leaf springs rears. 73-87 half ton springs are what you wanna look for. |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Kansas
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Re: Rear Leaf Spring Question
far as I know, 69 was the last of the factory rear coils. They might have continued through 72, but I haven't seen one.
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Re: Rear Leaf Spring Question
Mine doesn't have the helper spring on it just 3 thin leafs
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Re: Rear Leaf Spring Question
Sounds like the PO took the helper out. That spring is 3/4" thick so it gives almost a full inch of lowering
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Re: Rear Leaf Spring Question
That's what I was thinking thanks for the info
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Re: Rear Leaf Spring Question
All 67-72 had coils standard on Chevy. Leafs were an option. GMC had standard leafs, and optional coils.
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