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Leaf Springs what ton were these for??
#5646 01/23/2002 9:32 PM
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On my old frame that was originally on my truck the rear leafs springs were 10 lower and 6 overload!! What Ton truck would these be for.Surely not the 3100 1/2 ton??

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Re: Leaf Springs what ton were these for??
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my 48 GMC 1 ton has ten lower leafs and about six helper springs like you described, but i think the helper springs were added on cause they didn't look right. im not sure. anyway, i ended up taking them off cause i don't need all of that capacity and they were in bad shape. hope this helps a bit.

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Re: Leaf Springs what ton were these for??
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Thanks onetongmc I know the ol gal carried stuff for moonshine running but those are really good boat anchors to me. grin

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