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70K10Hunter · 09-25-2012, 12:26 AM

I have a 70 k10 that I am building, actually tearing down to rebuild. the drivers side front spring hanger has a welded bracket on it, it looks like it is supposed to capture the front spring in some way, also on the rear end of the same spring there is a spring travel limiter of sorts. I assumed that the PO did this, so anyways I am constantly checking out all the other builds and I came across (project Road toad) by conroe trucker as I am reading his build I notice the axact same two brackets on his truck his pics are posted in post #20 (I hope he doesn't mind me mentioning his thread)
As I am taking everything off of the truck the holes look like they were made with a torch, thats why I assumed they were the work of the PO. I will [post a pic or two of the brackets in question. But do I absolutely need these? I am putting a 4" lift on this rig anyway. Can anybody shed some light on this topic?
Also should I leave the axle bump stops on the frame with the lift?
Thanks

b454rat · 09-25-2012, 07:14 AM

I've never heard of them or seen them before. But hard to tell from the pics, but looks like it an early version of a military wrap. If the spring breaks around or near the bushing, said bracket will hold it in place to get you out of the field/woods/wherever. I'd say you don't need it.

SunSoaked · 09-25-2012, 10:27 AM

Its a safety feature in case the spring breaks. It will almost always fail at the loop. The tab on the rear is to limit the spring travel to help prevent it from breaking.

I just addressed a similar issue in a thread in this section about swapping in 1 ton springs.

They were dealer installed. It was a recall issue and this is how GM "fixed it". I cut all mine off since I changed springs/hangers. They areant needed with double (military) wrap springs.

The thinking was, that if the driver side spring broke while driving on the highway, it would cause loss of control and most likely shoot you into the other lane. If the passenger side broke..well you still lose control but would shoot off into no mans land away from oncoming traffic

You shouldn't need them with aftermarket springs. The new springs should have the double wrap.

09-25-2012, 12:26 AM	#1
70K10Hunter Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Hill Country Posts: 435	drivers side spring hanger I have a 70 k10 that I am building, actually tearing down to rebuild. the drivers side front spring hanger has a welded bracket on it, it looks like it is supposed to capture the front spring in some way, also on the rear end of the same spring there is a spring travel limiter of sorts. I assumed that the PO did this, so anyways I am constantly checking out all the other builds and I came across (project Road toad) by conroe trucker as I am reading his build I notice the axact same two brackets on his truck his pics are posted in post #20 (I hope he doesn't mind me mentioning his thread) As I am taking everything off of the truck the holes look like they were made with a torch, thats why I assumed they were the work of the PO. I will [post a pic or two of the brackets in question. But do I absolutely need these? I am putting a 4" lift on this rig anyway. Can anybody shed some light on this topic? Also should I leave the axle bump stops on the frame with the lift? Thanks Attached Images

09-25-2012, 10:27 AM	#3
SunSoaked Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 1,526	Re: drivers side spring hanger Its a safety feature in case the spring breaks. It will almost always fail at the loop. The tab on the rear is to limit the spring travel to help prevent it from breaking. I just addressed a similar issue in a thread in this section about swapping in 1 ton springs. They were dealer installed. It was a recall issue and this is how GM "fixed it". I cut all mine off since I changed springs/hangers. They areant needed with double (military) wrap springs. The thinking was, that if the driver side spring broke while driving on the highway, it would cause loss of control and most likely shoot you into the other lane. If the passenger side broke..well you still lose control but would shoot off into no mans land away from oncoming traffic You shouldn't need them with aftermarket springs. The new springs should have the double wrap.

09-25-2012, 07:14 AM	#2
b454rat Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3,454	Re: drivers side spring hanger I've never heard of them or seen them before. But hard to tell from the pics, but looks like it an early version of a military wrap. If the spring breaks around or near the bushing, said bracket will hold it in place to get you out of the field/woods/wherever. I'd say you don't need it. __________________ 2000 GMC CCSB 454/4L80 6” lift SAS 1999 Chevy CCSB 454/NV4500 6” lift 1999 GMC Yukon 350/4L60 4" SAS



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