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After lurking and searching here a long time, I'm soa'n my 800. I'm using a 73 chevy d44 front and 12 bolt rear. The delima is what to do about my springs. I would like to use the chevy springs I got with the axles because they are longer (48" and 52"), twice as wide (3.5"), and have a military double wrap. The problem with them is that I'll have to but all new bushings, extend the frame a several inches, fab all new mounts, wrestle with getting them level and getting a decent pinion angle or cut n turn, etc, etc. A real PITA.
Or I could just knock off the stock spring mounts and move them inboard about an inch and use the 30 year old stock weenie looking springs and have everything pretty much bolt up where it needs to be. Are those stock springs as weak as they look?
What would you do?
Or I could just knock off the stock spring mounts and move them inboard about an inch and use the 30 year old stock weenie looking springs and have everything pretty much bolt up where it needs to be. Are those stock springs as weak as they look?
What would you do?