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10-03-2008, 11:15 PM
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Location: Dexter, N.M.
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Mucho leaf springs
WILL I GOT A 86 SHORT WIDE BODY AND AM PUTTING IT ON A 73-79 SHORT FRAME. THE PROBLEM I GOT OR QUESTION ANYWAYS IS THE OLDER FRAME HAS 8 LEAF SPRINGS. IS THIS GONNA EFFECT ME IF I WANT TO LOWER THE TRUCK LATER? R ALL DROPS UNIVERSAL? I GOT NO PICS YET STILL KINDA NEW HERE. ANY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANX. OHHHH YA SQUARE BODIES ROOOOOOOOOCK. JUST THOUGHT I'D SHARE THAT
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Its Kool to be a square 2013 Chevy Silverado Z71 w/ 7" lift and 35" Nitto's 1985 C-10 ......My dream truck (under construction) 1984 k 10 Silverado...6" lift with 38.5 super swampers  New Mexico Member ---  Member of the Square Body Club--- 
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10-03-2008, 11:49 PM
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Location: Kansas
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Re: Mucho leaf springs
i have 7 leafs on the rear of my 79 and its lowered 5/7
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10-04-2008, 09:40 AM
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Re: Mucho leaf springs
Sounds like you got a Heavy Half or Big 10 truck with longer 3/4 ton springs. These are actually the best for lowering, since you can use drop shackles without cutting the bed support because the spring hanger is further back and away from the bed support. They also provided a real smooth ride if you remove a leaf or two.
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10-05-2008, 03:17 AM
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Re: Mucho leaf springs
my truck used to be a 80 big 10 long bed, I had at least six leafs on my truck, which it rode like a wagon on rocky road, because the guy that had the truck before I did, tried to lower it, so he put the over load spring on top of the leafs, so I took out the over load and 2 other leafs out and it lowerd the back about a inch and added a beltec 6 inch flip kit with notch only in the back and it lowerd over 7 inches, now I have to do something about front because I bought djm 3inch spindles and 2 inch coil, which looks to me like it only lowerd it 3 1/2 4 inches and the coils have been on the truck since march, I might get some summit 3 inch drop coils, because I think there weaker springs
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Aaron 1980 c-10 short bed lowered, cammed 6.0, 4l80e 3600 stall, smp tune, wilwoods, and flames best time so far best et 7.86 @87 on motor 7.57 90 on a 75 shot Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=283326 Last edited by flamingbig10; 10-05-2008 at 03:22 AM. |
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10-05-2008, 07:39 PM
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Re: Mucho leaf springs
Thanks for the info guys. I was a little worried.
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