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Let's see if I can do this...if I do it right there should be a picture attached of the stack of leaf springs on my '54 GMC 1/2 ton long bed. Question, is this the standard springs that came with the truck or is there some aftermarket helpers there? Seems like a big stack of springs. [img]http://s1.webshots.com/icache/co/67/98/25346798MlzmtsEBanthumb.jpg---http://wsphotofews.excite.com/026/AT/ip/k0/ms40992.jpg[/img]

[ 11-16-2001: Message edited by: 54gmc ]

54gmc, I cannot see your picture well enough to tell what is in it. I have a 53 1/2 ton GMC longbed. It has a standard spring set up, one main leaf with four or so leafs underneath. There are no helpers.

How many lugs are on the wheels ? Are you sure it is not a 3/4 ton ?

53 4 me,

Yeah, I just went through the ID process, (see truck ID posts eariler), it is a 1/2 ton long bed 248 engine made in Oakland...the spring stack is 7 leafs and then 3 leafs on the helpers below. I orriginally thought it might be a 3/4 ton too, becasue of the spring stack but accordong to the ID number it's 1/2 ton it has 6 lug wheels. Thanks

GMC's are sometimes built better/heavier than their Chevy brothers. I would think that a 1/2 ton would not have factory "helpers" on it. The ones on all my 2-tons is on top of reg springs and have two ears to touch on frame when loaded/needed. Seven leaves may not be too far from standard, maybe they had HD options then? My Chevy Assembly Manual shows 8 leaves in back on both 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks. Looks like 3/4 ton has longer leaves in some cases. As long as "helpers" aren't touching other springs all the time, ride shouldn't suffer. Only thing then is maybe the truck sits up higher then normal cause of extra stack of leaves between axle mounts.