Pre 84 Trucks 1st gen pickups

stock suspension sit level?

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Old 07-21-2014, 07:12 AM
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stock suspension sit level?

My 80 is pretty much bone stock and I plan to leave it that way. My son pointed out that the front sits lower than the back.
Did first gens sit level when they were new?
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They start to sag over time. They started out concave (curved upwards) like the rears, then they go flat and eventually slightly convex. I think Old Man Emu has a low lift/stock spring available here: http://www.rocky-road.com/old-man-em...ta-pickup.html
My '80 sags in the front too and its a tad bit convex, so I'll need to fix that eventually.

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All pick ups sit higher in the rear for the payload. It's rated to carry 1000 lbs, so its going to sit high in the rear while unloaded.
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Ans the front springs were pretty much flat when new, almost no curve, or so I heard.
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