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#40870 07/13/2003 1:17 AM | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 | Know a person getting ready to do a major suspension change on a 58 frame. Bottom line is leaf springs will probably be available to me. I see in parts catalogs that they are different springs than what is on my 54. Saw somewhere I thought that the difference may be in the width? Are they usable in my application? Someone heated front of mine in attempt to lower truck early in it's lifetime. That and it is also loosening spring clamps. I would really feel better about having better springs on it. Any way to use the 58 springs or should I pass and find a set of correct ones? Thanks G.H. | | |
#40871 07/13/2003 5:07 AM | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | Greg, The parts book I have shows the 55 second series (I am thinking this is likely the same as 58 - but someone will need to verify) has spring width of 2 inches. The AD trucks are 1-1/2 inches wide so the '58 springs are 1/2" too wide for the shackles that are on your truck or the U-Bolts where they attach to the axels. Also - the TF trucks have fewer leaves than the AD trucks. Doesn't look too good for getting anything of value for your truck from the chopping up of the '58.  | | |
#40872 07/13/2003 4:53 PM | Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 1,299 | Thought that I had read before the width issue but at the time I found out about availability of the 58 springs, I had no way to measure and compare. Thanks for the info. Sometimes when something seems too good to be true, it really is huh? | | |
#40873 07/13/2003 5:15 PM | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 1,745 | Gee, what if you just ground off 1/4 inch on either end to make it fit in the brackets? I remember changing my springs and I had to grind off about 1/16 to make them fit. Was pretty easy.
54 3100 with 235
62 flatbed dump C60 with 261
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#40874 07/15/2003 4:21 AM | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 769 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 769 | Front 1/2 ton TF springs are 6 inches longer than front 1/2 ton AD springs. | | |
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