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Old 05-22-08, 05:03 PM   #44
roscoFJ73
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Originally Posted by lshobie View Post
I'll take a pic of the spring pack on my truck - will take more than 1 leaf to soften it up. The 79 series springs are alot longer than the 75 series - so I'd have to mess with mounts. My big worry about removing too many leafs is spring twisting - they are pretty long and will surely twist under torque and load.

I'm leaning towards coilys.
I keep forgetting its a 79. I dont think the twisting will be a problem,others have done it. Your current springs are probably firmer than the originals,so you would only be going back to stock.
I would try it as a stop gap between the coil conversion


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