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Old 01-14-2021, 06:11 PM   #15
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Re: installing springs in truck w/o motor

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Originally Posted by Boog View Post
You're not driving it with no engine. So...You have firewood? Slide a stick in there across the lower control arm or stack some 2x4s in there and bolt up the spindle. It'll be good enough to roll around on. The big weight is the engine and tranny. I've even seen rigs someone has shoved a chunk of wood in there with a broken spring and just drove it like that forever.
This. A 4x4 block of wood works just fine. Used them on my 67/68 in storage for years.
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