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Old 08-10-2022, 12:13 PM   #18
sloGMC
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Re: Leaf vs coil springs

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Originally Posted by Accelo View Post
From the 1970 Chevy brochure.
It looks like the leaf springs were something like a heavy half ton option.
...except that the leaf springs always had the same base load ratings as coil, and coil springs could actually be ordered from the factory with a higher load rating using the G50 option, and/or G60 which wasn't even available with leafs. If you wanted a "heavy half", it would be smarter to order coil springs.

The exception of course is C30 where coils were not offered.
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