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Shop around by pn I used the pn D-58 from KC Spring (not sure d-58 is what you need, just used it as an example)...
Friday at 4:16 PM
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I got from General Spring: 2.99Ea 2 × 2-1/2" Wide, Square Leaf Spring Tip Insert with Offset Oval Button
Friday at 4:15 PM
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No prob, here's a pic of the original 1978 and the new one:
Thursday at 4:50 PM
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That worked. I appreciate it.
Thursday at 11:14 AM
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This is the one that matched my 78:
Wednesday at 3:00 PM
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See if this will work: If not I'll try something else. https://www.generalspringkc.com/leaf-springs/tip_inserts
Wednesday at 2:58 PM
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I dont have a ready picture of the hole they stick in , but heres a blurry picture of the gmt800 ones on my 2500hd
Wednesday at 2:51 PM
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Thanks, they prob do. This is the only place I found the sliders with the "button". After blasting I found a lot of wear on all four...
Wednesday at 11:55 AM
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Well, I dug around more and found a site "General Spring". Search "leaf springs", then "leaf spring parts", then "tip inserts"...
Mar 10, 2025
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I posted a question a while back about these plastic shims but that was before I took my springs apart. Now I see there is a hole on...
Mar 10, 2025
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Right, it prob left the factory that way, ha.
Feb 26, 2025
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I thought the same. It's all held together by some weird connector that is cross-slotted on both sides like a phillips head but I...
Feb 26, 2025
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Thanks, that's what I'll do on the broke one. On the other that's sticking out I guess I'll leave it alone since it was working, I just...
Feb 26, 2025
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Just had mine apart last night! Not sure about the spring in question, but I was able to find a replacement for the other at one of my...
Feb 26, 2025
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No, this is a 78, doesn't have the switch.
Feb 25, 2025
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