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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Lake Jackson, TX.
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woohoo- changed the leaf springs
well got rid of those cheesy @$$ 3 leaf springs and put on the 4 leaf. man i can believe what a difference. only problem now is the truck is probably 2 inches higher and that is with the drop shackles. dam i guess next step is hangers. well i would imagine they were worn that much only because there is only a 1/4 in difference in thinkness between these springs and the old ones. oh well the old ones are gone and i believe so is the popping in the rearend.
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Robert Olson Transport
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i have the same problem in the 1976 when i do the frame off i ll be changing springs for the biggest i can get!
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Join Date: May 2003
Location: Fort McMurray, Alberta
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These big enough? ![]()
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Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Mesa AZ
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What was wrong with the 3 leaf setup? Both my trucks have the 8 leaf pack setup and I was thinking of changing my daily driver to the 3 leaf setup for a better ride. Is this a bad idea?
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Elkhart, IN
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my 82 has 56" 8 leaf packs. tried to find a 4 leaf pack and apparently they're only available for 52" springs. anybody know if this is true or i got some bad information?
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You get what you pay for
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Location: Cherryville, NC
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Jeremy,
I think the fewest leaves in 56" is 6, or as I call it 5 &1.
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Lake Jackson, TX.
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I'm not saying there is anything wrong with the 3 leaf, i was just saying i tokk those chessy ones of my truck. in other words when i lowered the axle to take the pressure off the springs to remove them, they went down pretty far. when i put on the new springs (4 leaf) i had to jack the axle back up about 4 inches to the relaxed spring to be able to bolt them back up.
BTW , that was the knocking problem. i drove the GHOST to HOUSTON to my extra job and not a knock. everything was perfect and the truck actually does ride better. it also took the wander out of the front end while driving at highway speeds. i have been messing with this for about 4 years.
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You get what you pay for
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Location: Cherryville, NC
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Cool.
Glad you figured it out. Believe you me, I know how it is to have a very annoying problem like this. It will drive you nucking futs. ![]() Persistence pays off.
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