Re: Leaf or coil standard rear spring on GMC?
My 1970 GMC sales brochure shows leafs as optional not standard. This is a Canadian brochure though if that matters.
My truck option list has G70 for “rear suspension leaf”. It’s a stepside shortbox. |
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Salesman guide shows leaf standard, coils optional. My 71 GMC 1500 has leafs and nothing showing on SPID.
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If someone has a GMC with coils that also shows them listed on the SPID - that would pretty much close the case. |
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Unfortunately I do not have "original" glove box door as checking is not possible.
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He’s a few pics of my sales book from 1970. Now Canada May be different than US built trucks. Clearly coils were standard here with leafs being the option.
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Now there is another data point. LOL |
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Anyone got a GMC data book from any of these years? I can't say as I've ever laid eyes on a GMC-specific data book. |
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A 70 1/2 ton GMC that l parted out a few years ago. It was on coils- shows HD springs- could a 1/2 ton have heavier coils?
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My 70 cst bb swb Canadian built Chevy is factory leaf spring truck, was used to haul camper, and the red and white 71 super sb swb Chevy is also a leaf spring truck. List on spid for both.
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In Canada Chev and GMC 2wd were rear coils standard and leafs optional. Rear leaf in general up here are fairly rare. Longhorns of course always leaf but they were all really basically a 1 ton at heart.
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So it is settled.....we are right after all.
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Can somebody show me a GMC SPID with leafs on the truck and not on the SPID.
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After reading through this I was hoping to get more clarification with my 69 C10 but I feel a bit more confused. Please excuse my ignorance as I am new to owning my truck and am trying to learn as much as I can...my confusion is that my long bed appears to have BOTH coils and leaf springs for the rear suspension. Is this an uncommon thing? Thanks for any help
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This is were we need to be year specific and assembly plant specific, many a times, we start throwing out info, without knowing any history of the vehicle. The Canadian built pickups always throw a monkey wrench into the discussion. First post says nothing about year, and a Canadian sales sheet to boot. Almost like Dana or corporate axles in a GMC?
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coils and factory overloads. g60 and g50 BROWN 70 ps built in fremont ca.
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I always heard the same. Chevy-coil/GMC-leaf...option to change. Mine is a 72 GMC Short Step with coils. I know the original owner(I’m #2), and I know nothing was changed. The SPID lists “heavy rear springs”...
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