leaf springs

[bigd65]

well i got a set of leaf springs from the wrecking yard. i am go ing to swap them out and see if that is what is causing the popping in the rear. it seems there are 3 different sizes. 65 in, 56 in, and 52 in. these i got from a suborban, i think it was around 85. it was a 4x4 and are 4 leaf and an extra load leaf. the ones on my truck now are 3 leaf with a load leaf. i am going to strip them down and replace all the plastic spring pads first then i am going to replace them, i believe mine are popping due to no spring pads in there. i am thiinking of leaving the load leveler out but not real sure yet. BTW all the different sizes come from all the way up to the 91 burb. i was thinking of keeping the 65 in ones and moving the rear hanger, maybe that would give a better ride in the rear, but i desided naaaaaaa, i aint going through all that. anyways any one know where i can get the pads from other than the dealer. they can get them but they have to order them. also do yall think there will be a big difference in the ride between the 3 leaf and the 4 leaf, they are the same 52 in. (those measurements are from boly hole to bolt hole on the hangers.