[Dieselwrencher]

Originally Posted by 1985-GMC

My K30 came with 9 leafs in the rear with 2 overloads and 4 leafs in the front with just a slight positive arch with or without a 454 sitting in it. It was a cab & chassis model and it also has the camper special badges on the cab so I guess that's why it was so beefed up.

The truck keeps looking better and better man!

Could you have torched the rivets out of that front cross member, slid it forward then re-drilled and bolted it in place?

I was originally going to buy 4 leaf fronts for this. but then I rode in a truck with a BBC and 4 leaf springs. My wife would never drive this thing if it rode like that! So I figured I'd go with the 3 leaf and see what it does. The 3 leaf springs can hold a BBC and a 8' Western snow plow for years, so I think the extra 300lbs of the cummins won't bother them too much.

I thought about that on the front cross member too. But the problem with that is I'd have to put it in front of the steering box bolts and then there goes my support in that area of the frame. That's why I decided to leave it in the original location and modify it.