Front and back. Won't be lifting it anymore...

 

find some used take out s/d stock fronts on here or c/l for cheap for the front, and i guess the chebby long springs for the rears, least that would seem like the cheapest, flexyest option in my mind

 

Super duty springs flex pretty good for the front?

 

idk from personal experience, but ed seemed to think so, he used them on all the leaf sas's he did. i've also seen a few threads on guys with 70's f250's swapping to them here and on other forums. search offroad and the 70's forum to see if anything pops up.

 

I would say go with the 63" Chev springs in the rear. As for the front, I don't know much about the fitment of SD springs in a '79, I know that in the 80's truck, like mine, you need to relocate hangers. But like Dan said, Ed used them all the time in his SAS rigs. They should flex rather well.

Truck looks good by the way.

 

Well I picked up some 36x12.5x16 Super Swampers to throw on it. Got them home and found out I will have to have longer wheel studs for the new wheels ftw!!!!


So...either I buy all new wheel studs and change them over, swap the rims over to my old rims, or sell them and pick up some other ones.

What to do...what to do...

Sucks because I wanted to use them rims, but it would cost over $60 for new wheel studs!

 

turbines FTW!!!! suck it up and spend the $60 because that truck with those rims just looks cool and (i hate this word) retro, specially on skinny 36's.

and unless you are going to dis mount and mount the rims and tires yourself, those studs may be cheaper anyways.

 

I also love them old school rims! I am kinda leaning towards new studs...

 

keep the rims.

 

i had the dodge turbines on my 85 f150. they didn't fit that trucks looks, but i love them on a 70's truck.

 

ya know them turbine II rims use special shoulder lugnuts with washers, rite??
use the studs you got and get the long lugnuts for the rims.

 

I was just thinking the same thing

 

well apparently tom and dave know more about nuts than the rest of us

 

automotive nuts yes.

something like these, but you need the right length
Gorilla Automotive 75197XL - Gorilla Lug Nuts - Overview - SummitRacing.com

 

would've been nice to know back when i had my set. my studs were long enough for regular lug nuts, but they did come loose a few times. all 5 on one rim once as i pulled into work one day. wondered what the clunks were that i was hearing: lug nuts flying off