Pickup springs

SLPreston53

SLPreston53

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Have any of you pickup owners in FB-land modified your springs in any way to provide a better ride? I am thinking of things like removing leaves and adding Teflon strips to the springs.

Thanks!
 
Just put about 4 sacks of cement back there, settles it down real good!

Do a search on here, Marco has a chart that tells all!
 
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i removed the third leaf on my 31 narrow body. it helped a lot, but is still pretty stiff. the wide boxes are a lot heavier, and ride better as a result. oh, and it didn't lower the stance any.
 
SLPreston53: I was thinking of doing the same thing to my 30 CCPU. Does anyone know the front and rear spring configuration for a roadster. I think that configuration would soften up the ride some.
 
I have a 1930 rpu I used a roadster rear spring, it sits good and really rides great for not having anything in the bed. I don't plan on hauling anything
 
My 31 wide bed had 11 leaves , I removed 3 and added the teflon a big difference . You can get the spring u bolt set for the spring mount from the parts dealer for the 8 leaf

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SLPreston53 said:
Mine is a WB...still rides pretty rough. Of course it has all 10 leaves and no slippery stuff between them.
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An old hit-n-miss engine will add to the truck and give you a nicer ride.:D

There's a world of difference between a dry rusty spring and a blasted, painted, and greased spring. My 29 Tudor had everything dry when I bought it. Just squirting oil into the leaves made the ride so much nicer, it was like night and day.:)
 
another club member took 3 leafs out of his closed cab pu and 5 out of his roadster pu. I pulled 3 from my 30 closed cab chassis makes a huge difference. took every other long leaf. painted between leafs with graphite paint.
 
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