Send a reply message to Norm on the leaf spring removal on the rear ends
this morning and hasn't shown up yet so thought i'd attempt to resend.
Below is a paste of the previous message and we'll see if this one makes
it. It hasn't shown up in the archives either maybe the system is running slow.
Miq, hate to ask again but why is it when text is pasted into the message
body, why does the paste get removed and a blank message show up with no
body? The email that I did reply to, I did highlight the pertinent
question, replied to all and made my entries. When I spoke earlier up a bit
earlier on the list activity, had one guy reply that it used to feel like
we were sitting around some ones garage such as Jim F. or Bob A. and just
chit chatting but somehow this has been lost. Hate to say but seems most
have veered to the yahoo group as their main source of chatter on
oletrucks, I dug through the archives a bit and found that in Dec 03 there
were 362 messages, Jan 05 there were 168 and finally in Feb 06 only 85,
March 06 71 messages went through the list. So the trend was just a bit
alarming to me and hope it doesn't continue. I know folks are replying
directly to those asking the questions and its more difficult for lots of
us wrenches to deal with the new setups. But hopefully we'll survive--hate
to bring this back up but... wayne
Norm,
I done that, removed the 1st and 3rd starting from the bottom. Of course
load capacity is greatly diminished but don't haul items in the bed anyway.
Of course the correct way would be to put lowering rear spring hangers,
monos or a flip kit. I personally have had no adverse effects for the leaf
removal but the rear end is nowhere near as stiff. I've stitched a photo
together to visually show the differences with a before and after photo. I
did this when I put my 5 lug nova rear
in.http://www.chevytrucks.org/temp/rearcompare.jpg
Finally getting around to getting the ole 327 cam installation complete---I
know been a while since the cam/distributor failure---last november. Since
getting the new motorcycle, been having trouble getting out of the saddle
of it and back to the ole truck. Here's a link to view what i've done so
far http://www.chevytrucks.org/temp/engineblock.jpg never mind the large
hole in the firewall, the PO butchered and ran the AC lines through there,
plan on repairing also. Going to be putting new shiny stuff everywhere to
freshen it back up. Bought one of the permastar coated Edelbrock intakes
and can't wait to get it all back together. Cam is in and valves set so
coming right along...
Hopes this helps.. --wayne
Wayne Osborne
http://www.chevytrucks.org
http://www.chevytrucks.org/wayne
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