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11-04-2009, 09:58 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: maplewood mn
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leafs????????????
hey so i have a 71 and it has coils. a want to switch it to leafs, have any of you done this?
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11-04-2009, 10:30 PM
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Location: Sachse, Texas
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Re: leafs????????????
That's different
 . Most of the guys on here want coils..... I have leafs.... and just want the ECE lowering ones.....
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11-05-2009, 12:02 AM
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Location: Austin, TX
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Re: leafs????????????
I'm kinda wondering why you want leafs
coils offer: 1. smother ride than leafs 2. hook better than leafs 3. unlike leafs, no wheel hop 4. surprisingly, the kind of coil spring suspension our trucks have (truck arms) is used in NASCAR
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11-05-2009, 12:42 AM
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Location: Greenwater Lake, SK
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Re: leafs????????????
Being from Canada as well I thought you wanted the Leafs to win.....
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11-05-2009, 02:04 PM
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Re: leafs????????????
Because real trucks, ie 3/4 tons
 have leaves thats why! Maybe he wants to haul something!
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11-05-2009, 05:14 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: maplewood mn
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Re: leafs????????????
well one a want more load ability, i am going to do a lift and it makes sense also i like a stiffer ride
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11-05-2009, 11:11 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: nice ca
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Re: leafs????????????
Leave the coils and bag it!
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11-06-2009, 04:12 AM
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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Alexandria, LA 71301
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Re: leafs????????????
wish you were closer, i recently gutted all the leaf hardware from my 71 gmc in prep for trailing arms (rearend, brackets, crossmembers, and all that i'd love to get rid of).
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11-07-2009, 02:14 PM
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: leafs????????????
coils and leafs both had the same load capacities. Being he is in Mn, I would guess his arms are rusted out and falling apart, I've seen them snap due to rust, but I don't think I've ever seen leaf springs rust out.
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11-08-2009, 12:38 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: LOUISIANA
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Re: leafs????????????
loflya, i may be interested in that stuff. let me know I'm all the way up here in Pollock. LOL
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