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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: flint michigan
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66 GMC 1500 2 wheel drive
i'm restoring my 66 GMC 1/2 ton 2 wheel drive & i cant find a set of u-bolts for it . it has a Dana 44 with leafs & all the catalogs i have show coils or u-bolts for a 4x4s. has any one ran across this before & if so what did you do. the ones on it were really bad. this was a farm truck & spent its whole life on a potato farm & was solid mud. i will post some pictures when i figure out how to. thanks for any help.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Sidney,b.c.
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Re: 66 GMC 1500 2 wheel drive
you need to get them made at a spring shop. they are the ones to go to. whatever size that you need
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Location: West Sacramento, CA
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Re: 66 GMC 1500 2 wheel drive
Early Classic carries them. They are very helpfull if you give them a call and tell them what you'r looking for....
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Re: 66 GMC 1500 2 wheel drive
ECE is where i got mine. not cheap but good product and come with nuts and washers. the guy's on the tech line are vey helpful.
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Re: 66 GMC 1500 2 wheel drive
X2 here. Out here we have Bett's Spring. They made mine in 20 minutes while I waited. I know that they are not some "Pacific Rim" made stuff too. Came with all the hardware and torquing instructions and if memory serves, only 50-60 bucks. Look for your local medium - heavy truck supply and they should be able to set you up.
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Location: flint michigan
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Re: 66 GMC 1500 2 wheel drive
thanks guys for all the help im getting ready to install the rear springs & will be needing them . i will post some photos when im done.
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Re: 66 GMC 1500 2 wheel drive
I had to have mine made they were only about 8.00 each so not to bad a lil paint and htey looked great.
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Re: 66 GMC 1500 2 wheel drive
Nice looking work by the way...post more pics as progress gets done. Be nice to follow the build.
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Location: Sidney,b.c.
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Re: 66 GMC 1500 2 wheel drive
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they are in Flint just look in your local yellow pages. I know that it is difficult, but sometimes you just have to do it ron |
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Location: flint michigan
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Re: 66 GMC 1500 2 wheel drive
they are a mile from my home & i used them to dearch my springs last month & it took them over 4 weeks to compleat the job. to add insult to injury they misplaced my springs. i would love to keep my money in community but in this case i think i will go with a another vender. thank you though for all your help & time this is a awsome site & im so glad i found it.
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