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I received the parts back from the nickel plater, so I took the time to organize it all today.



Included in the parts was the hardware I needed to install the rear springs. I actually had the 4 inch bolts that came with the spring retainers. However, those weren't long enough to work with the 3/4 ton truck arms because of the reinforcement plates. So, I had to use 5 inch bolts instead. For the rear springs, I decided to use my old CPP 5 inch drop springs (RCS603-5). They didn't have many miles on them and were still in great shape. The spring retainers that I previously used were black oxide coated and were a bit faded. I bought a brand new set (RCR-K) that were nicely powder coated from board member Lee72.




Installing the rear springs, I followed the service manual suggestions. I installed the lower retainers first, paying close attention to the clocking of the retainer and the spring pigtail. I torqued the bottom retainers to 45 lb/ft. I clocked the upper spring retainers the same as the lowers and torqued them to 50 lb/ft. It's nice to see the rear end supporting itself and to have some floor space back!