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Old 04-21-2016, 11:00 PM   #1
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66 Rear End... Is this Right?

Hi everyone. I have a 66 C10 fleetside.. my rear end has springs, shocks and leafs.. is this right?? or has a PO done something strange? If this is the correct setup should i replace or fix anything?

Thanks... just confused. I thought that they we just leafs back there until i looked....

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Old 04-21-2016, 11:19 PM   #2
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Re: 66 Rear End... Is this Right?

That looks like a C20.
The 2 wheel drive 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks have the trailing arms with coil springs.
4x4 trucks and the C30 have leaf springs.
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Old 04-21-2016, 11:31 PM   #3
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Re: 66 Rear End... Is this Right?

Those are an optional set of overload springs. They were a factory option.
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Old 04-21-2016, 11:33 PM   #4
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Re: 66 Rear End... Is this Right?

That's correct, standard coil springs, the leaf springs were an optional overload assist.
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Old 04-21-2016, 11:58 PM   #5
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Re: 66 Rear End... Is this Right?

I agree that, that truck is a C20 with the optional leaf spring overloads.
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Old 04-22-2016, 10:12 AM   #6
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Re: 66 Rear End... Is this Right?

The coils look kind of sacked. And I don't think that diff has posi-trac.
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Old 04-22-2016, 04:56 PM   #7
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Maybe a poor sense of humour my comments on the springs etc. but it shows how the old trucks used to do a lot more work than they do today. I had one broken spring so had to buy a new pair. Maybe those will sit a little lower and look better.
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Old 04-26-2016, 08:31 PM   #8
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Re: 66 Rear End... Is this Right?

I've had several C10's with those on them also.
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Old 04-26-2016, 10:54 PM   #9
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Re: 66 Rear End... Is this Right?

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Hi everyone. I have a 66 C10 fleetside.. my rear end has springs, shocks and leafs.. is this right?? or has a PO done something strange? If this is the correct setup should i replace or fix anything?

Thanks... just confused. I thought that they we just leafs back there until i looked....

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Old 04-26-2016, 11:23 PM   #10
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Unless he has more than one truck its a half ton six lug

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