as I've gotten my truck back (it was in a storage 120 miles away for past 5 years) I've been tinkering on a few things and looking at some areas that will definitely need some attention. The rear leaf springs are definitely one of those areas that need attention. On driver side most rebound clips are broken or missing and leafs were fanned out like a 7 card hand. The leafs actually have grooves worn into them from being in this position (appears that way to me). From what I've read everyone seems to fabricate their own rebound clips, the two I ordered from speedway will only accommodate 3 leafs.i jacked it up and persuaded them back into formation as best as possible.
Driver side shackle is also a mess. One of the grease fittings is snapped off partially inside shackle, the center threaded pin that goes in the bushing is completely off center exposing a good deal of thread and they both look pretty tweaked.
The stance of the truck, with empty bed, sits low in the rear like a gasser. Would it be wise to just save up the money and swap out everything for new springs and shackles and front mounts verses rebuilding mounting hardware and tackling rebound clip fabrication? Also I have noted that nobody is selling the u bolts for this year, just 37 and above. Should I find casting number to determine what year rear end is in case it's not original?
Thanks for any input.
Cheers
Christian
