Eric, the wire is 7" long over all. The hooks are bent around a half inch dia form, the front one that is hooked into the clevis has about an inch of straight leg on it and is bent about 160 degrees. The rear hook that goes with the spring is bent a full 180 degrees and only about an 1/8" straight leg. The wire diameter mics at .112". These are available from vendors like Jim Carter, LNC, Chevy Duty and are relatively inexpensive.
Skip, I'm trying to keep every thing stock. The front brakes are finished the same as the rear. I think the later brakes were Bendix as opposed to the Huck brakes on the '50.
Fred, I’m not sure myself, the ’49 Truck Data Book shows option 267, Auxiliary Rear Springs, available for series 4000 but makes no mention of an option for the 3600 series.
The standard spring according to the chart was a two-stage type and says the 5000, 6100 and 6400 came with the Auxiliary springs. The 3600 frame is 5 27/32” and the 4100 frame is 7”. These spring bumpers are bolted with a clamp to the inside of the frame and they it my frame width so there must have been an option for the 3600 series.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
