K-10 front spring situ & info
 

Howdy All. My rig is a 70 longbed 350 manual trans., 308 gears & power steering / brakes. My front leaf springs are 44" long. This matches the length of the new ones sold by LMC, so I'm betting on that being stock. Existing shackles look stock too. My issue is that the springs are so long?...flattened? etc.? This has the shackles at a radical angle towards the rear with the truck at rest & level. It is so bad that the springeye at the rear end of the spring is rubbing on the frame
& also rather than the shackles pivoting when the spring flexes, it just puts a stretching force on the shackles and all the bushings, etc connecting it to frame on it.
My question is this, on my limited budget, should I get the stock replacements mentioned above( about $340 plus tx), hoping this doesn't occur again. Or should I find, or have made, or whatevers needed, to get some springs with similar curvature, leafs, etc, that are 2" minimum, and up to 3" shorter eye to eye. This should put the schackles in a near vertical position, preventing the spring from touching the frame again, keeping the ride nicer.

By the way, I'm also doing a ORD rear shackle flip to get rid of some 4" blocks. I know they don't make a exact kit for our 67 to 72. but that you can adapt the square body one to work. If someone has actually done it, please tell me how long it would take a novice, & his buddies, with reasonable tools tp pull it off? Also any pitfalls to be ready for? Thankyou...........Steve

Re: K-10 front spring situ & info
 

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