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  1. J.Walker

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    Eighty dollars for a truck load to Honeoye works. More is always better when the distance increases.
     
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  2. cgraham1

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    I guess I'll post these pics again to refresh your memory.
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  3. Deer Meadow Farm

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    Nice. I'm a square body GM fan myself. What are you running for springs?
     
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    By the amount the truck is sagging in the photos? I'd say 4-5" channel iron. :binoculars::rofl: :lol:
     
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  5. clemsonfor

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    I have a 80 k10 myself. I want to update and replace my springs to heavier ones. Mine squat pretty good with what I dont think is much weight.
     
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  6. Deer Meadow Farm

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    My buddy swapped his out to 1-ton springs and added a few leaves for good measure. He could carry a stacked cord easy in it with not much sag. That's why I was asking what cgram1 was running. I was going to guess along the lines of MasterMech above!
     
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    If you put heavier springs on a half ton you still have a light duty rear end that is not designed for carrying heavy loads. You are asking for problems with bearings.
     
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  8. clemsonfor

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    Yea you are correct but I won't be carrying any more weight than I am now. It will just allow my truck to sit without as much sag.
     
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    That's all in the operator too. If he adds springs or bags, or timbrens, etc to "double" his carrying capacity, then yes, he's asking for expensive trouble. But leveling out loads near the top end of a vehicles capacity does wonders for ride quality and handling, and can actually improve the life of certain components.
     
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    Now that's a load of wood......jealous
     
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    I hear ya. I think my buddy's was actually a 3/4 ton so it would have had the 14 bolt rear end...
     
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  12. clemsonfor

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    Yea I only have a 12 bolt rear
     
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    That truck is a 1 ton. It has a very thick spring pack in the rear, plus overloads. It takes a lot of weight to make it sag! And it has the 14 bolt/Dana 60 axles, and 454/SM465/NP205. It makes for a pretty decent wood truck.
     
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  14. clemsonfor

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    Bet that thing gets great fuel mileage!!!
     
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    Im trying to avoid putting wood in the bed of my truck anymore.
    Here's another trailer load.

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    Well those loads make this one look puny... just some tops to finish out at a neighbor's place

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    Umm. No. When I was driving the Chevy I used three times as much fuel as I do in the Dodge, so it gets around 7 mpg.
     
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