'89 suburban 1/2 ton 4wd.....
It was really clean, but that didn't stop my Dad from parting it for the trans. And it had a dead 350. Still would have been neat to build.
Now I gotta go back and see what you are up to !!!!
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It was really clean, but that didn't stop my Dad from parting it for the trans. And it had a dead 350. Still would have been neat to build.
Now I gotta go back and see what you are up to !!!!
Good ole ck5 recycling...
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I'm pretty sure they are. There is only minor differences. The offset holes, the e-brake bracket is riveted onto the hanger and the new ones are not as long as the ones that are currently on the truck.
If they don't work please let me know I will fix it.
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I'm pretty sure they'll work just fine. I'm gonna have to leave two of the four bolts out on the the bottom flange of frame rails but I really dont see that being an issue.
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I think tomorrow I will go to the junkyard and find a set of 63" springs.
With the truck being a LWB I have a lot of room to work with in terms of moving those hangers forward.
I can get 63's under there sooner than later (was gonna happen at some point anyway and also get my x4 bolts on the bottom flange.
With the truck being a LWB I have a lot of room to work with in terms of moving those hangers forward.
I can get 63's under there sooner than later (was gonna happen at some point anyway and also get my x4 bolts on the bottom flange.
Yep they should work fine for you. I love my 63"/64" springs. Mine are TC 5" lift ones though.
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Today's Yield.
DS fender
2WD Steering box, metric o-ring type
Fuel Cell
60 something inch springs
The springs came from an OBS Burb. I measured the arc of the spring the best I could from spring eye to spring eye and came up with 61". I don't recall GM using anything near that length besides 56" and 63" springs. They're definitely not 56's.
Tries to pull some 52's but the truck I wanted to get them from the "pocket" on the front rear spring hangers were filled up with dirt and stuff and the nut and bolts were corroded to the point that a socket or wrench wasn't able to be put on the nut due to there not being much of it left. Rounded the edges on the bolt trying to get enough force on it to shear it off... lost that battle. I brought my cutting tools but the truck was located in a remote area with no power.
So I'm still on the hunt for some 52's, when I do find them I'll have enough damn spring packs laying around to make some nice beefy packs.
Plan with the long springs I picked up today is to take the "new" spring hangers and place them in the correct spot for the longer springs. I will try to move it a hair more forward to ease my current shackle angle up a bit too, maybe 1.5" or so.
Got some parts from ORD, extended brake line kit (I think the front lines are 29" long, rear drop line is 22" or something like that). New 14FF U-bolts and a bolt-in steering brace.
DS fender
2WD Steering box, metric o-ring type
Fuel Cell
60 something inch springs
The springs came from an OBS Burb. I measured the arc of the spring the best I could from spring eye to spring eye and came up with 61". I don't recall GM using anything near that length besides 56" and 63" springs. They're definitely not 56's.
Tries to pull some 52's but the truck I wanted to get them from the "pocket" on the front rear spring hangers were filled up with dirt and stuff and the nut and bolts were corroded to the point that a socket or wrench wasn't able to be put on the nut due to there not being much of it left. Rounded the edges on the bolt trying to get enough force on it to shear it off... lost that battle. I brought my cutting tools but the truck was located in a remote area with no power.
So I'm still on the hunt for some 52's, when I do find them I'll have enough damn spring packs laying around to make some nice beefy packs.
Plan with the long springs I picked up today is to take the "new" spring hangers and place them in the correct spot for the longer springs. I will try to move it a hair more forward to ease my current shackle angle up a bit too, maybe 1.5" or so.
Got some parts from ORD, extended brake line kit (I think the front lines are 29" long, rear drop line is 22" or something like that). New 14FF U-bolts and a bolt-in steering brace.
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Will do.
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Think of putting the 56's up front. I tried this in the past on a K5 and there were issues, I'll have to look at the old thread and see what they were.
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Got these in the mail today too. Brackets for 4" round tail lights. Cost like $4 each.
Planning on mounting them to the shackle flip brackets.
Planning on mounting them to the shackle flip brackets.
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The springs that I got yesterday were 60" springs. 30" one either side from the center pin to the spring eye.
I didn't know GM used a 60" Spring.
I didn't know GM used a 60" Spring.
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I'm gonna go ahead and rock the 60" springs.
60" + the 1.5" extra to fix shackle angle is 61.5". 61.5" - 52" = 9.5".
Spring hangers are moving forward 9.5", started taking measurements. The top two rivets on the spring hangers are exactly 9.5" apart.
60" + the 1.5" extra to fix shackle angle is 61.5". 61.5" - 52" = 9.5".
Spring hangers are moving forward 9.5", started taking measurements. The top two rivets on the spring hangers are exactly 9.5" apart.
How convenient
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Finally got lucky with something.
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This small crossmember is held in by x2 rivets. I believe I read somewhere that it is part of the spare tire carrier.
I want to place the fuel cell in this area between the frame rails.
Can this little flimsy crossmember be removed with having to worry about anything? There's another crossmember located roughly 8" behind it.
I want to place the fuel cell in this area between the frame rails.
Can this little flimsy crossmember be removed with having to worry about anything? There's another crossmember located roughly 8" behind it.
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The spring hanger you have in your hand is off a two wheel drive?
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'89 4WD 1/2 Ton Burb.
