The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline Aint no 46 springs??

I wunder what the restorer put on my 1/2 ton shortbed (that was a few owners ago)???

I have been looking at my springs, (also see my GeneralSpring KC post), I knew the shackle was pivoted full forward and touching the frame which told me to start researching.

Went under my rig to compare existing springs to OEM/heritage spec's...
Looks like fronts are off something else: eye x eye straightline measure is 38" which is 2" longer than 36" spec, and they are 8 leaf instead of 7 leaf,
there is 1 clinch on front half & 2 on rear half, spec shows 2 and 2. Rear does have the Berlin eye + half wrap though. Truck is not riding high....go figure that...

By the way: not complaining, just curious what i have....most of the truck was done pretty dang well, most things i work on are to a very very high level ...
guess re-arch is a no go, new springs up front are in my future!


chuck

The springs will set flat when new, they have very little arch to them. I suspect you have '47-'55 springs, '46 and before used the same length.

Those springs look pretty flat compared to my new front AD springs (but don't know how much yours are loaded), and they are definitely too long. The shackle should sit close to vertical, so normally arched springs have somewhere to go as they flatten out and the length increases. Those look like they'd bind up if you hit a good bump and may actually break something.
Yep, someone stuck AD springs under your truck.
The Filling Station carries new springs for your truck for ~$400 a pair, or a local spring shop might be able to get them for you for less $.

Consider just replacing the main leaf with the correct length item , maybe cut a bit off the 2nd leaf , make it all fit and work that way .

I was going to do that with my springs that the eyes were wore on and the shop quoted me more for just the main leaf than replacement complete spring packs.