I had to have my front springs re-arched and "rebuilt." I used a local
(Greenville, SC) heavy truck spring shop. They had the parts in a matter of
days and added one leaf to supliment the "old metal." If your original
springs are in reasonalbe shape I would think a spring shop can rebuild them
- return the defective "new" springs. I recall only paying about $130 for the
pair.
Good luck,
Emory Hodges
EEHodges@aol.com
48 Chevy 3/4 ton "Rack"
In a message dated 9/23/2000 1:07:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dph55@pdq.net
writes:
<< After ordering new rear springs from one of our illustrious specialty
suppliers and going thru the 3 months of madness to get the springs in my
hands I am extremely disappointed . The spring installed on the left hand
side is noticeably less arched than the one on the right, so now my truck
sits lopsided. Several hundred dollars and a fair amount of work leaving no
part untended and now I find I have a mismatched set of springs from
California manufacturer through a supplier who had a terrible time getting
the order right to start with.
I assume the only practical solution is to take them to a local shop and
have them rearched to match each other. Unless someone has an idea or has
experienced a better fix.
Dave Handley
51 GMC 5 window
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