Help with new coil springs on the 'burb

[AnotherWs6]

Hi all. My 68 c10 Suburban came with the heavy duty spring option. Are they still in there? I don't know, but the springs certainly look old and stock as that's what the truck basically is. I've put 800lbs of wood pellets in the back and can say that based on my driving impression with it loaded up, there is no way I am going to hook a trailer up to this thing and go camping with my family, which is the main reason why I purchased the truck.

I'm looking for some info and opinions on what springs to run. I do not want to lower the truck, nor do I really want it to be all jacked up looking. Crawling under the truck I can say that it looks like - based on the compression I'm seeing with a 100% empty truck - my springs have seen better days.



Do these look like factory heavy duty springs?

I think that a "heavy duty" spring for a c10 is the same as a standard spring for a c20. Correct? Is that what I should go with?

Will it have a noticeable effect on ride height?

And how much to you think it would effect ride quality? Right now the ride is pretty nice, a little floaty. I don't know if it's supposed to be that way, I have nothing else of the same vintage to compare it to.

Thanks,

Cory