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| | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | "Big Orange", my 1954 3800 has saggy front springs. I found a place here in Rapid City that will re-arch them for about $60 each. I located some dimensions and specifications in my salesmans data book but I don't know if they need more information than that. Anybody had springs done before? What all info do they need? The guy told me he had nothing in his books back that far.
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Bruce,
I have had several sets re-arched. I didn't provide them with any info that I recall...maybe the year and make of the truck! These were local blacksmith/spring shops. They knew what to do just by looking at the size of the springs as I recall.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | Hey Stuart, The guy I spoke with said they could make them anyway I wanted, taller, shorter whatever. I told him I wanted them back to factory specs. Thats when he told me he didn't have the specs.
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | I did check with them. I could never sell enough blood plasma to afford them. The price they quoted was almost $400 per spring!
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | The GM specs list the height of the chassis etc. but I don't think that they give you deflection under static load. If it were me, I would be looking to set them so that the drag link is horizontal when they are finished. That is the best possible outcome for proper steering operation. There are some that say re-arching doesn't last so you hace to think about that too. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,464 | All the info your spring guys will need is how much lift to put back into them. Just measure where your truck sits now and compare that to the assembly manual measurements or maybe measure a stock height truck. If you tell them the springs need 2 1/2" of lift, that's exactly what you'll get. The re-arched springs will hold their arch as long as they did originally. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 141 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 141 | Hey, Guys, I got Jeep Rubicon high-lift front springs for my '59 Apache (E-Bay, as I recall). Gave me a 7" lift over the old stock ones. They are 1 3/4" wide just like the original springs.
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