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Stock Leaf Springs

Philly87

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Anyone have any idea of a good set of stock height leaf springs?

My Dad just picked up an 87 K5 to play with and the truck seems to lean to the passenger side. The springs have a pretty good negative arch to them too.

It has 33's on it so the passenger fender rubs a bit.
 
Stock front springs do have negative arch, just an FYI.

But it may have too much
 
With 33s I wouldn't go with stock springs. Ey will work but will sit nicer with a 2 inch lift spring. It won't be a much different ride either. Ord sells springs made to your specific app with new bushings and all that. FYI with only 2 inch lift you won't have to mod steering and won't have to worry about tire rub with the 33s unless you are on something crazy at full lock. I would check the center line of the springs on there now. The lean could be really bad bushings or body mounts on one side of the truck as well. To measure quick to see how far off the springs are is take a tape measure from the spring bolt retainer plate to the bottom of the bumpstop to see if they are the same distance. Stock leafs
Are Slightly neg arch as was said. Lmc makes replacement springs as well if you don't want the slight lift. But with 33s I would go With the 2 inchers just to
Give you that lil bit of room to not wreck the tires and hit the fender and cause body damage. As long as all the body and spring bushings are good to from there. I've seen bad body mounts sag enough to be noticable from rust or abuse as well.
 

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