chevy leaf spring questions. agian. lol
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chevy leaf spring questions. agian. lol
well i finally got me a set of chevy leaf springs and i was under the truck looking at a few things and now i have some questions.
on the drivers side is the Ebrake cable that cable is held or mounted in the same place the spring mounts. now i dont see that moving towards the front of the truck 6 inches. so what did you guys do? make a bracket to hold it?
here is a pic of what im talking about
next question might be minor not sure really.
but in the pic below you can see that frame is separated here on my truck (i imagine its the same on all) but since it is when i move the bracket forward 6 inches the front part will be on the one part of the frame and the back side will be in the old holes. but im thinking with it this way the mount will be crooked, did you guys space washers in there?
and lastly how did you guys manage to get a nut on the bolt between the gas tank and the frame? will i need to drop the tank as well?
any other tips?
on the drivers side is the Ebrake cable that cable is held or mounted in the same place the spring mounts. now i dont see that moving towards the front of the truck 6 inches. so what did you guys do? make a bracket to hold it?
here is a pic of what im talking about
next question might be minor not sure really.
but in the pic below you can see that frame is separated here on my truck (i imagine its the same on all) but since it is when i move the bracket forward 6 inches the front part will be on the one part of the frame and the back side will be in the old holes. but im thinking with it this way the mount will be crooked, did you guys space washers in there?
and lastly how did you guys manage to get a nut on the bolt between the gas tank and the frame? will i need to drop the tank as well?
any other tips?
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Bob posted a pic of his he had another hanger and mounted it in the stock position and used it to hold the e-brake cable.
I was kinda wondering about the frame there, too.
How hard is it to take off the bed?? Do you think a spindle/BL/Spring swap could be done in one day??? Cause that would def be the time to do it.
I was kinda wondering about the frame there, too.
How hard is it to take off the bed?? Do you think a spindle/BL/Spring swap could be done in one day??? Cause that would def be the time to do it.
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You could fab up a bracket to hold the e-brake cable but I did the expedient thing and used another forward spring hanger. If you have traction bars, the extra bracket will need to be trimmed for clearance at full droop. Also, rebending the outward tab of the extra hanger moves the cable coupler away from the spring pivot bolt and keeps it from fouling.
Strange but functional.
Removing the bed will make the job way easier - definitely worth it. Just remove the three screws inside the fuel door holding the filler neck and unplug the connector for the taillight subharness on the end of the DS frame rail. Remove the six bolts (T5 Torx) and the bed is ready to remove. I suspended it from the ceiling and drove the truck out from under it but it is easy to lift off with some helpers.
Strange but functional.
Removing the bed will make the job way easier - definitely worth it. Just remove the three screws inside the fuel door holding the filler neck and unplug the connector for the taillight subharness on the end of the DS frame rail. Remove the six bolts (T5 Torx) and the bed is ready to remove. I suspended it from the ceiling and drove the truck out from under it but it is easy to lift off with some helpers.
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Originally Posted by rolla_guy72
How hard is it to take off the bed?? Do you think a spindle/BL/Spring swap could be done in one day??? Cause that would def be the time to do it.
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Originally Posted by zabeard
when i move the bracket forward 6 inches the front part will be on the one part of the frame and the back side will be in the old holes. but im thinking with it this way the mount will be crooked, did you guys space washers in there?
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yea defidently take the bed off. two guys can lift it right off. the gas tank does get it the way but there is enough room to get the bolts on just a pain in the ***. make sure you get some grade 8 hardware as it will be holding some major parts on the truck. and some loctite goes a long way too.
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Originally Posted by redranger4.0
doesnt it have fiberglass bed sides? i would think it would be similar in weight to the fleetside
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Originally Posted by 034x4
Chris, your running 2 shackles...wtf?!? I hope its not as scary as it sounds.