56" spring question

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Originally Posted by morgan71

good info on checking the center pin in the springs. It is definitely stock. The spring hangers are all riveted on. The front spring hanger is 3 inches wide, guess I will have to put spacers in between with the new 2 1/2 inch springs? I guess will include some pics when I get them. Maybe I should just have the stock springs re-arched, any luck with this?

Re- archeing is kind of a temporary fix, over tim the springs will go back to there original shape, especialy with 40 year old springs. Yes, you will need some spacers in the hangers. you could check on some f150 springs, they are 3" wide, I am not sure on the lengths offered. I am running 2002 f250 super duty leafs on the back of mine. They are 3" wide, but I used the ford mounts, and the leafs were quite a bit longer than stock.