Pre 84 Trucks 1st gen pickups

Need new springs for my 83'

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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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81yotalove do you have pictures of your brake line bracet mod?
i dont as of right now. can you wait till tomorrow? i'll take some pics of it and post for ya.
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Old Nov 19, 2009 | 07:40 PM
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i have old man emu up front with TG extended brake lines. clears 33's no prob.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 01:50 AM
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No worries on the pictures, I am not expecting my springs before tuesday, so I am winding down the cleaning and repainting of the front axle, frame and knuckle parts. I hope to have it back on the road the weekend after thanksgiving.
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Old Nov 20, 2009 | 04:22 AM
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Oh alright I'll post some for ya later tonight. Its nothin fancy but it gave me enough for the 3" springs and if I ever go bigger or when I do a brake job I'll use some new extended lines then as well. Maybe ss lines, haven't decided. It just made sense for me plus I think it looks better striaght then turned on top. Oh I understand you want to get it back up and going, I did my timing chain and it was down for like two weeks cause parts, I missed my truck lol. How's the front axle rebuild? I have to do mine once I save up to get the kit.
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Old Nov 21, 2009 | 02:46 PM
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3" suspension is done, now it's time for some 33x10.50 BFG KM2s

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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 04:51 PM
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Sorry for hijacking the thread back but what im getting from all this is that you cant get stock replacement springs for these trucks? Only lift springs? Seems rather odd but i guess they are very old trucks. If anyone does find a place/way to get stock height springs can they message me and let me know. Thnx. PS. The lift looks awesome!
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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 05:28 PM
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does anyone know what kind of vehicle to look for at the jenk yurd to get spring that will bolt up without modification i hear the term 63 chevies all the time on here?
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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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Thx Foscko, I'm pleased with how it turned out. And I'll keep my eyes open for "stock" height springs and post back here if/when I find any...but honestly I got tired of searching.

82blueyota - as I understand it the 63" chevy half ton springs require mod to relocate the rear spring hangers but are nice because of the length and flex they provide.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 01:34 PM
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tmcorbin here is your picture for the brake line bracket mod i did. i hope this helps.


ncc3 let me know how those 33 10.5 km2 are cause thats exactly what i want to get for my truck.

heres a picture of my truck with the 3" downey springs up front and stock rear. going to finish the front shock towers and mod the rear soon. when money lets me. i finally made a photobucket and i want to whore her out since i havent yet lol.

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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by 81yotalove
ncc3 let me know how those 33 10.5 km2 are cause thats exactly what i want to get for my truck.

Yep...I'll post pics when I get 'em. My CFO (aka wife) hasn't released the funds yet.

That's a good lookin 81...gotta love the desert and no rust!
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 06:18 PM
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81yotalove you just replaced the front springs only does it make the truck sit more level or are you waiting on rears to match.my springs are shot and i just want to do the front.rears seem fine.i see your pic looks level.mine has kind if a rake to the front.just want to fix this problem
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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I put the 3" downey up front that I got used, I'm not sure if they are sagged or not but they gave me about 2 1/2" of lift, and now the front sits about an 1" higher than the rear. I'm going to put longer shackles in the back to fix the difference. But yeah my fronts were sagged slightly negative arch lol.
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Old Sep 28, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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81yotalove, what kind of tires are those? they look good on your truck.
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