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Old 04-22-2011, 04:39 PM   #1
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gmc leaf springs

need help from gmc guy's, does any one have picture of how there leaf springs are mounted. i need to know what the bracket that the u-bolts mount to look like. i know that my truck is not right and want to make sure that it right. thanks
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Old 04-22-2011, 05:46 PM   #2
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Old 04-22-2011, 05:53 PM   #3
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Re: gmc leaf springs

what year is your truck? that doesn,t look any thing like mine. mine is a 64 thanks
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Old 04-22-2011, 06:00 PM   #4
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Re: gmc leaf springs

I didn't think they'd be different. I'm scouring the build threads for a 64 now.
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Old 04-22-2011, 06:15 PM   #5
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Re: gmc leaf springs

None of these are terriffic, but they might let you see what you're wanting.
This one's a 4x4. Still looking for a 2wd





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Old 04-22-2011, 06:20 PM   #6
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that's all I could find that was 1964 specific. If that doesnt work I'm sure someone else will chime in.

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Old 04-22-2011, 07:04 PM   #7
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Here's a pic from my 63 3/4 ton. Hope it helps.

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Old 04-22-2011, 07:09 PM   #8
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creep do you have a picture of the bracket where the u-bolts go yours looks like mine should be thanks
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Old 04-22-2011, 07:14 PM   #9
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Unfortunately no. I gave the rearend away to the guy that did the welding on my frame when I bagged mine. I'll try and find out if he still has them.
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Old 04-22-2011, 08:52 PM   #10
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2WD (thanks to Nachodog)







that's all I could find that was 1964 specific. If that doesnt work I'm sure someone else will chime in.
this one is haywire unless those are brackets welded to the bottom of the axle hsg. would have been cleaner if he had taken the spring perches off the top then he could have just welded them back on the bottom. hope that he has a facility for the centre bolt. difficult to see. what are you trying to accomplish?
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Old 04-22-2011, 09:40 PM   #11
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this one is haywire unless those are brackets welded to the bottom of the axle hsg. would have been cleaner if he had taken the spring perches off the top then he could have just welded them back on the bottom. hope that he has a facility for the centre bolt. difficult to see. what are you trying to accomplish?
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Top perches are gone now, bottom brackets welded, this is temporary any way. I'm stepping up to a 4 link pretty soon. Have had had no problems with it.
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Old 04-22-2011, 10:28 PM   #12
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Top perches are gone now, bottom brackets welded, this is temporary any way. I'm stepping up to a 4 link pretty soon. Have had had no problems with it.
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I have seen where people leave things like that. it can be taken out of context when they are inserted in a thread like that. glad that you were not finished there. I was asking what the original poster was trying to accomplish
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need help from gmc guy's, does any one have picture of how there leaf springs are mounted. i need to know what the bracket that the u-bolts mount to look like. i know that my truck is not right and want to make sure that it right. thanks
what are you trying to accomplish??
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need help from gmc guy's, does any one have picture of how there leaf springs are mounted. i need to know what the bracket that the u-bolts mount to look like. i know that my truck is not right and want to make sure that it right. thanks
I found some I took off my GMC, if u need em let me know, I have no use for them.



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Old 04-23-2011, 09:50 AM   #15
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Re: gmc leaf springs

not trying to hijack or anything....but where did you GMC guys find replacement bushings for the leaf spring eyes?..... I have not been able to locate any.
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Old 04-24-2011, 06:03 PM   #16
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Re: gmc leaf springs

the way my leaf springs are mounted is like the newer leaf spring trucks are done. i ordered new u-bolts for my truck and they came square on top to be mounted over the top of the springs. what i need is to see what the bottom plate looks like that th u-bolts mount to. heres pictures of how my rear end is mounted now. thanks
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the way my leaf springs are mounted is like the newer leaf spring trucks are done. i ordered new u-bolts for my truck and they came square on top to be mounted over the top of the springs. what i need is to see what the bottom plate looks like that th u-bolts mount to. heres pictures of how my rear end is mounted now. thanks
here is what you should have. look like someone has snuck in a car rear end and bastardized the setup by putting all the wrong crap in there. the plates are wrong as the ubolts should be in tight to the springs. the hole is to large for the centre bolt. the spring perches should have been removed from the axle hsng

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the top of your springs should be square as they form over the top of your spring and connect into the brkts shown mounted under the axle
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Old 04-25-2011, 10:16 AM   #18
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My 64 1/2 ton:




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ok that is what i was looking for. now does anybody know where i can get the bottom brackets? thanks
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