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messed up c-10 · 10-15-2003, 10:12 PM

How can I tell if my coil springs are bad when they are still on the truck?

Destructo · 10-15-2003, 11:04 PM

Measure from the center of your wheel to the bottom of the fender, check both sides and see if their any different. There should be some measurement for good springs, I don't know what that measurement is, maybe somebody else knows it.

Slonaker · 10-15-2003, 11:07 PM

My truck sat unusually low in the front, and would bottom out when I went over bumps, even with new shocks. Are they giving you any trouble?

Slonaker

**old Rusty C10** · 10-16-2003, 08:54 AM

usually if ya put two people on the tailgate and it sits lower than a notched lowrider the springs are shot or if ya hear it bottoming out usually ya get 5-7 years out of springs if ya load the truck and use it like a truck

messed up c-10 · 10-16-2003, 12:57 PM

they look like they are bowing in the middle and my truck is sitting pretty low or atleast it feals pretty low. It doesn't bottom out though.

**old Rusty C10** · 10-16-2003, 01:54 PM

if leaf springs make an unhappy face therye not happy theyre tired they need re arcing anda new leaf or two

messed up c-10 · 10-17-2003, 01:14 AM

I'm not talking about the leaf springs though.

crackajacka · 10-17-2003, 01:45 AM

does it look more like its got a rake goin on?

messed up c-10 · 10-17-2003, 11:27 AM

my truck levels out mostly. I don't think it has been lowered though. It just looks lower than stock height to me. My springs could be going bad though and not all the way shot yet. I know the guy who owned the truck before be really beat the hell out of it so theres alot of stuff thats almost ready to go on my truck.

10-15-2003, 10:12 PM	#1
messed up c-10 RHCP afficianado Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: McLoud, OK Posts: 789	bad springs How can I tell if my coil springs are bad when they are still on the truck? __________________ ~Ryan~ 89 S-10 Blazer with a 4.3L 96 Ford Crown Vic P71 4.6L V8. This car rocks. Here are some links to some good music. Jack Johnson Donavon Frankenreiter

10-15-2003, 11:07 PM	#3
Slonaker Insert Witty Text Here Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 3,415	My truck sat unusually low in the front, and would bottom out when I went over bumps, even with new shocks. Are they giving you any trouble? Slonaker __________________ '86 Chevy C10 (Sold 04/19/13 ) Stock '01 Silverado

10-16-2003, 08:54 AM	#4
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,326	usually if ya put two people on the tailgate and it sits lower than a notched lowrider the springs are shot or if ya hear it bottoming out usually ya get 5-7 years out of springs if ya load the truck and use it like a truck __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

10-16-2003, 12:57 PM	#5
messed up c-10 RHCP afficianado Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: McLoud, OK Posts: 789	they look like they are bowing in the middle and my truck is sitting pretty low or atleast it feals pretty low. It doesn't bottom out though. __________________ ~Ryan~ 89 S-10 Blazer with a 4.3L 96 Ford Crown Vic P71 4.6L V8. This car rocks. Here are some links to some good music. Jack Johnson Donavon Frankenreiter

10-16-2003, 01:54 PM	#6
old Rusty C10 Robert Olson Transport Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: recent transplant to NC USA Posts: 20,326	if leaf springs make an unhappy face therye not happy theyre tired they need re arcing anda new leaf or two __________________ Bob 1951 International running on a squarebody chassis "If a man's worth is judged by the people he associates himself with, then i am the richest man in the world knowing some of the fine people of this board" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...t.php?f=25&a=9 (you can review the site rules here!) PM Me for your vehicle/parts hauling needs in the North East US or see my Facebook page Robert Olson Transport Live each day to the fullest.. you never know when fate is going to pull the rug out from under you... I hate cancer!!

10-15-2003, 11:04 PM	#2
Destructo Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lewisville, NC Posts: 1,836	Measure from the center of your wheel to the bottom of the fender, check both sides and see if their any different. There should be some measurement for good springs, I don't know what that measurement is, maybe somebody else knows it.

10-17-2003, 01:14 AM	#7
messed up c-10 RHCP afficianado Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: McLoud, OK Posts: 789	I'm not talking about the leaf springs though. __________________ ~Ryan~ 89 S-10 Blazer with a 4.3L 96 Ford Crown Vic P71 4.6L V8. This car rocks. Here are some links to some good music. Jack Johnson Donavon Frankenreiter

10-17-2003, 01:45 AM	#8
crackajacka Stylin Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Tuttle, OK Posts: 620	does it look more like its got a rake goin on? __________________ Ive been traveling for some time, with my fishin pole and my bottle of shyne. Most Girls like finished products and just dont understand what a good addiction does for you http://www.paulwall.us/

10-17-2003, 11:27 AM	#9
messed up c-10 RHCP afficianado Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: McLoud, OK Posts: 789	my truck levels out mostly. I don't think it has been lowered though. It just looks lower than stock height to me. My springs could be going bad though and not all the way shot yet. I know the guy who owned the truck before be really beat the hell out of it so theres alot of stuff thats almost ready to go on my truck. __________________ ~Ryan~ 89 S-10 Blazer with a 4.3L 96 Ford Crown Vic P71 4.6L V8. This car rocks. Here are some links to some good music. Jack Johnson Donavon Frankenreiter



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