Chevy springs
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Michael Mayben
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Don't know.
What ya need to do is measure the width and "free length" (eye-to-eye) of your oem springs for comparison purposes. The width of the oem stuff/main leaf (not the bushing in the eye) should be 2.5" and the free length eye-to-eye should be 49.5", I just did the math for ya!
The free length can vary a bit between the two items as long as it does not create "too long" or "too short" issues regarding the static mounting angle of the swing shackles so that they can "flop" or bottom out.
Chris Pucci
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If you mean slap in with a little fab - yes anything is possible then.
63" Chevy springs are long - (63" to be exact! ~~ actually they are closer to 64" if you really flatten them out and get the arc length). They are 2.5" wide without the bushings. If you have any power you will get axle wrap with a spring that long -- whcih leads to the need for a traction bar/torque arm/ladder bar whatever you call them...
What is your goal in swapping springs? Ride, load capacity, off road flex, lift, etc?
63" Chevy springs are long - (63" to be exact! ~~ actually they are closer to 64" if you really flatten them out and get the arc length). They are 2.5" wide without the bushings. If you have any power you will get axle wrap with a spring that long -- whcih leads to the need for a traction bar/torque arm/ladder bar whatever you call them...
What is your goal in swapping springs? Ride, load capacity, off road flex, lift, etc?
Chris Pucci
Active member
Most are really flat as they are soft for that new truck luxury ride - so you May or May not net any lift with them.
They come from 1988-current 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton Chevy trucks.
Michael Mayben
IHPA Tech Moderator - Retired & No Longer Online
You asked about rear springs jayson, so I gave you rear spring data, not front.
Front springs are a totally different animal regarding pickalls. I'll have to post the front spring data towards the end of the week, I'll be installing additional leaves from a pair of 1110 rear pickup overload spring packs, don't know how many yet, I need to achieve a 2>3" lift using the oem "flat" spring set which I don't want to replace right now until I install the d60 steering axle I've got my eye on.
Pickall spring width front and rear is 2.5" on all IH-produced variations.
An 1110 and your 100 are essentially the same suspension system both front and rear, depends upon what the gvwr on your 100 is.