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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 73-87 Chevy & GMC Trucks => Topic started by: Blazin on April 29, 2009, 10:17:48 pm

Title: Whats wrong with this picture?
Post by: Blazin on April 29, 2009, 10:17:48 pm: My spring breakage from late this winter!

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Post by: 78 Chevyrado on April 29, 2009, 10:39:29 pm: Never seen that happen. You werent chewin on it were ya? ;)
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Post by: Prong on April 30, 2009, 01:49:16 am: I've seen one leaf broken on a *heavily* abused 76 C10 farm truck. How did you manage that one?
Title: Re: Whats wrong with this picture?
Post by: Blazin on April 30, 2009, 06:32:29 am: 40 driveways with a 9' plow, thats how. Finishing up my route I thought it was hitting a little hard on the bumps. Forgot about it that night, went to the pit for sand the next morning, and felt it again. Got under and looked, thats what I found!
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Post by: exilous on April 30, 2009, 09:23:55 pm: wow...that is all i have to say...i ran an 84 k20 that my boss put 5 leafs in the front and i run a 9 foot plow and i haven't ever broken a single spring you must have hit a huge pot hole at like 50 or something dude that is ridiculous.
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Post by: Blazin on May 01, 2009, 07:14:04 pm: No I go easy on it. They are aftermarket lift springs, my opinion they don't hold up as well with that type of use.
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Post by: Irish_Alley on May 01, 2009, 11:21:40 pm: Quote from: Blazin on May 01, 2009, 07:14:04 pm
No I go easy on it. They are aftermarket lift springs, my opinion they don't hold up as well with that type of use.
whats your first clue ;)
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Post by: exilous on May 02, 2009, 07:25:30 pm: you plow with lift springs? and a 9 footer at that? Wow I would never even consider plowing with any sort of lift. UNles its with blocks and no aftermarket crap. That stuff can't hold up to plowing.
Title: Re: Whats wrong with this picture?
Post by: Irish_Alley on May 02, 2009, 11:45:58 pm: Quote from: exilous on May 02, 2009, 07:25:30 pm
you plow with lift springs? and a 9 footer at that? Wow I would never even consider plowing with any sort of lift. UNles its with blocks and no aftermarket crap. That stuff can't hold up to plowing.
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Title: Re: Whats wrong with this picture?
Post by: Blazin on May 03, 2009, 08:07:15 am: It was in the truck when I bought it! So I just replaced what was there. Lift is not a problem as long as you drop the back of the plow down about 1/2 the hight of the lift.
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Post by: VileZambonie on May 03, 2009, 11:55:23 am: You can plow with lift springs no problem. My buddy has about 10 Chevy's he plows with for his landscaping busines. None of the trucks have the stock leaves.
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Post by: fitz on May 03, 2009, 08:20:32 pm: My 79 Jimmy had a 4" Rancho lift with a Fisher 7.5' Minute Mount plow set up. I never had a problem with it.
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Post by: Blazin on May 04, 2009, 06:22:04 am: I add one or two positive arch leaves to the front of all my plow trucks, and a 1" to 2' block in the back. This one just happens to have had an actual lift kit in it. I think it does fine, also think the weight from the big block, and the 9' plow help.