I do recall one of the magazines stating that one from the late 70's
seville would bolt right in, without moving the spring perches-but they
were referring to a TF truck. Not real sure about an AD truck. wayne
At 01:14 AM 6/17/99 -0700, you wrote:
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>I am probably going to get a late model rear end from the local pick-n-pull
>yard. One thought that has crossed my mind is getting one out of a 1979
>Cadillac Seville. That particular model and year had disk brakes and leaf
>springs. I was hoping it would just bolt in. Has anyone tried this?
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>At any rate, I do need some rear leaf springs. Mine are recurved 80-90 degrees
>about 6 inches from the rear-most shackel. (Probably too many bricks by the
>previous owner.) If yours are the std. 8 leaf springs for a 1/2 ton and in
good
>condition (no leaves broken and not bent backwards) I'll be glad to pay
>shipping. I live in the San Jose area of Calif.
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>Jon Elerath
>Mgr., Reliability Engineering
>jelerath@us.ibm.com
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>To: Jon Elerath/San Jose/IBM@IBMUS
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>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Re: What's the original width of a '53 1/2 ton
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>> Thanks for the measurements.
>> I'm in California.....won't be very easy to get one to me. What manufacture
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>Hi Jon
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>Don't know if you are going to restore the truck or build it with later model
>suspension. If you plan to restore to original, I have the stock torque-tube
>rear end (closed driveshaft) off my 51 1/2 ton.
>It should be the same as your 53. I am located in southern calif. if you are
>interested and want to come and get it, it is yours for the asking. It is
>complete with springs, I even have the spring mounts if you need them. If you
>come with a car hauler we can just roll it up on it.
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>Don Short
>Barstow CA
>51 3100 under construction
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