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Old 07-18-2005, 04:03 PM   #1
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Rear leaf springs different short or long bed?

Are the rear leafs different between the short and long bed trucks? I have an 83 that the PO heated the springs to lower it so I need to replace them.
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Old 07-18-2005, 05:03 PM   #2
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No, they are the same. There are different versions though. HD = 7 leaf (56" eye to eye) and STD = 5 leaf (52" eye to eye).
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Old 07-18-2005, 07:04 PM   #3
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Excellent. Thank you. I have found a long bed truck in a wrecking yard with springs on it but they said they would not fit the short bed because of the length. I will measure from eye to eye on mine then on the parts truck.
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