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Re: do I need to replace my leaf springs davidn #472931 11/19/2008 11:14 AM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Raleigh, NC C Czechman Shop Shark
Czechman Shop Shark C Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,644 Raleigh, NC	Everything wears over time and there have been several discussions regarding re-arcing leaf springs but real-world experience dictates that unless they are obviously defective (badly rusted , broken, twisted, etc,) they do not need replacing. Woody Your Brother in Bolthood My 1951 half-ton 'Ol Red Save the VINTAGE DOOR ART! Please contribute photos. Door Art Collection

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do I need to replace my leaf springs	davidn	11/19/2008 7:01 AM
Re: do I need to replace my leaf springs	Czechman	11/19/2008 11:14 AM
Re: do I need to replace my leaf springs	truckernix	11/19/2008 1:50 PM
Re: do I need to replace my leaf springs	WE b OLD	11/19/2008 4:10 PM

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