help me identify this frame addition...??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**lks dcvn** · 11-03-2007, 07:55 PM

Okay - a little background...

Recently I picked up some used parts and with the deal came (what I was told) was a 1969 LWB frame...with a disc upgrade in the front - no problem.

That is until I started looking at it. I have seen many frames on this site, but I have never seen anything like this (leaf springs attached to frame like this).

I thought maybe they were 'helper springs' until I did some investigating on this forum and found that they are not the same thing at all...

This is a 5 lug frame with front discs...

Here are the pix that I have - anybody have any ideas?

Thanks.

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70rs/ss · 11-03-2007, 08:06 PM

Over-load springs. Different, but the same.

silverad03 · 11-03-2007, 09:03 PM

My dad had a '72 Chevy 1/2-ton with helper springs just like that.

wibilly · 11-03-2007, 09:27 PM

i seen a 69 or 70 in my buddys junk yard with a set like that. i'm gonna swipe the cab and clip from it one of these days

tcb-1 · 11-03-2007, 09:42 PM

wonder if they were an aftermarket overload spring, because all of my books just show the behind the axle type for coil spring suspension.....

72 CustomCamper · 11-04-2007, 12:16 AM

Aftermarket, my dad had a set on his old 69 C/10...

Chuck

11-03-2007, 07:55 PM	#1
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,339	help me identify this frame addition...??? Okay - a little background... Recently I picked up some used parts and with the deal came (what I was told) was a 1969 LWB frame...with a disc upgrade in the front - no problem. That is until I started looking at it. I have seen many frames on this site, but I have never seen anything like this (leaf springs attached to frame like this). I thought maybe they were 'helper springs' until I did some investigating on this forum and found that they are not the same thing at all... This is a 5 lug frame with front discs... Here are the pix that I have - anybody have any ideas? Thanks. Attached Images

11-03-2007, 08:06 PM	#2
70rs/ss Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,271	Re: help me identify this frame addition...??? Over-load springs. Different, but the same. Last edited by 70rs/ss; 11-03-2007 at 08:07 PM.

11-03-2007, 09:03 PM	#3
silverad03 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Mason, OH Posts: 2	Re: help me identify this frame addition...??? My dad had a '72 Chevy 1/2-ton with helper springs just like that.

11-03-2007, 09:27 PM	#4
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	Re: help me identify this frame addition...??? i seen a 69 or 70 in my buddys junk yard with a set like that. i'm gonna swipe the cab and clip from it one of these days __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore

11-03-2007, 09:42 PM	#5
tcb-1 Nothing to see here..... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 4,625	Re: help me identify this frame addition...??? wonder if they were an aftermarket overload spring, because all of my books just show the behind the axle type for coil spring suspension.....

11-04-2007, 12:16 AM	#6
72 CustomCamper huh ??? Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Fredericksburg,Va. Posts: 3,369	Re: help me identify this frame addition...??? Aftermarket, my dad had a set on his old 69 C/10... Chuck __________________ 90 Blazer Silverado 350w/ 700R4 and 32" Kelly's "I am a bomb technician. If you see me running try to keep up!"



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