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02-22-2012, 12:36 AM | #1 |
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Factory 4 leaf front springs?
Did GM ever put 4 leaf front springs underneath 1-ton trucks? I snagged a pair of factory-appearing ones from an '85 dually out of the junk yard the other day just because they were there, but I was wondering what they would do to the height of my stock '83 K20. Does anyone know? I'm sure it'll make it ride like a dump truck but thats ok.
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02-22-2012, 10:17 AM | #2 | |
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Re: Factory 4 leaf front springs?
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Pic #1 is a K30. Pic #2 and #3 is a K10 with a 8.5' Western plow setup. Last edited by Dooley; 02-22-2012 at 10:31 AM. Reason: added pic |
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02-27-2012, 01:56 PM | #3 |
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Re: Factory 4 leaf front springs?
My '78 1 ton tow truck has a 4 leaf front pack on it.
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02-27-2012, 03:28 PM | #4 |
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Re: Factory 4 leaf front springs?
It didn't come from GM that way. Someone changed/added a leaf at some point. I bought new K30's in 1977, 1979, 1980, and 1988 and all of them had 3 leafs in front. I added a leaf to the 79. The wrecking yard near me has a 78 K30 tow truck and it has 3 leaf front spring pack also.
As for the K10/20's owned by me, I added a leaf to every square body that I had put a plow on. Some guys would add an extra leaf if they were running a big winch/bumper on the front. |
03-02-2012, 11:26 PM | #5 |
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Re: Factory 4 leaf front springs?
My 62 k20 has 4 leaves in the front. As far as I know, it is all original.
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03-03-2012, 07:10 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Factory 4 leaf front springs?
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The original post was about a set of springs from a 1985 1ton 4x4. This thread has been about stock 1ton square body truck front springs, which would cover 1977-91. Pic of my 1986 CUCV D30 which has 3 front leafs also. Last edited by Dooley; 03-03-2012 at 07:15 PM. |
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