rear springs

[quantumleap]

so is there a way to remove them while installed on the truck?

[fordman]

to remove them from a truck you take the u bolts out on each side one side at a time. remove the botl in the center drop the overload spring off and then put the bolt back in. put the u bolts back around the axle and evenly tighten the u bolts downs. the do the other side the same way. i replaced a singl eleaf in my packs like this. oh and when i did it i jacked the truck up and let the axle sit on the ground. to remash the pack together i lower the truck onto the pack slowly and mashed the springs back into the pack so i could reinstall the nut onto the bolt in the center of the spring pack.

[quantumleap]

ive attempted this before...couldnt remove the bolt though....any special tips of advice?

[fordman]

i had a extra bolt from another spring pack. so i had a back up bolt. i used a1/2 impact to remove the nut fromt he bolt.

[quantumleap]

removed the nut just couldnt remove the bolt..also i think 8 springs are more than enough no?
4 out of 8 arent held together in the spring pack....ok to remove these since i just about never haul and i have rear air springs anyway

[fordman]

five is all i have under my trucks. andmine are just stock 5000 pound trucks. well i am not sure about the 67 but i think it has five leafs in each pack on it.

[quantumleap]

plus its just a regular cab shortbed....rides kinda stiff out back and sits the rear up about another 2 inches.
does the bolt pull out from the bottom of the pack?

[fordman]

it comes out of the bottom.

[quantumleap]

so just remove the u bolt...jack up bed only and slide bolt out to remove?

[fordman]

yes the botl will hold the spring pack together. but on yours it may not the way it looks. but it mightbe a factory thing with a longer botl that goes through all of the springs in that picture.

[quantumleap]

got em off...only took about 8 hours...no air tools and leafs that got out of alignment...
but boy was it worth it..gave it the right stance
not doin that again without proper tools