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leaf springs
what year did gm start putting leaf springs in the back of their trucks?
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Re: leaf springs
like 71?
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Re: leaf springs
assuming you are talking about 67 - 72...
all 4X4 trucks all one tons all longhorns ONLY came with leafs. No way around it. On the C/10 - C/20 series, most years GMC came with leafs standard and coils optional... all C/10 - C/20 chevys came with coils standard and leafs optional. After the 73 model started, they've all been leaf spring ever since. |
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Re: leaf springs
Guess mine were an option chosen by the original owner. 68 C10 SWB with rear leaf springs. I wish they were coils. Would be a lot easier and cheaper to drop.
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Re: leaf springs
Its even easier to drop leafs. Just pull a leaf or two out. You can also purchase dropped shackles that will lower it 2".
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Re: leaf springs
Don't really want to remove any leafs and I cant find hangers for the 2 1/4" springs. I want at least a 4" drop in the rear.
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Re: leaf springs
Flip it.
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Re: leaf springs
It should be as low as mine if you flip it . I cut the org spring perches off carefully and flipped it new u-bolts and presto !! Bob
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Re: leaf springs
Just flip it. That will give you 5 inches and it will ride way better.
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Re: leaf springs
Yeah, thanks guys. I totally agree. Looks like a flip kit is in my future and it's much cheaper than some drop leaf springs. I would like a 3/5 static drop. Looks like I'm gonna have to do a flip kit and 3" drop coils up front. To poor for a drop spindle/lug conversion or dropped LCA's.
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Re: leaf springs
Quote:
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Re: leaf springs
Hmmm... Yeah, but then I still need brackets, calipers, and booster/MC. Definitely something to consider though. It would be nice to have drop spindles and front disk brakes.
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Re: leaf springs
If you buy drop spindles you dont need brackets. Calipers are 13 dollars each. Brake pads 20 to thirty dollars. Booster master cylinder 100 at orirelys
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Re: leaf springs
Anyone using dropped rear leaf springs? I'm looking at some 4" dropped leafs.
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Re: leaf springs
I saw some on ECEs website today on sale for $299. 4" Drop leafs.
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Re: leaf springs
Yeah, those are the ones I saw. I just haven't seen much positive feedback on them. Everyone seems to say, "just flip it!". LOL
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Re: leaf springs
When you look closely at that, all they did was remove a couple of springs in the stack and replaced them with spacers (I think).
I'm thinking of removing one leaf (not the overload, but the next one up) and installing the drop rear shackles. I think this will give me about 3.5" to 4" drop. I wonder if anyone has done this before........... |
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