1978 C15 Short Bed Step Side Leaf Spring Question

[Dejure]

Just picked this critter up a few weeks back. Looking around under it, I noticed the thing had 7 leaf springs plus the mounting bar on each side. Curious as to if this is the norm? Anyone got one or other wise know what theirs is, such as number of leafs?

I note there is new iron under there, holding the leaf springs.

Tugging at my memory is that my old 69 C10 step side might have had coils.

 

[Tank6x2]

Seams correct, a suspension spring shop can add or remove as many leafs as you would like the ride to feel like

 

[Finkaire]

Ordered the truck with heavy duty springs. Forty years later I would like a little softer ride. Spring shop said they could level the truck and give it a softer ride by re-arching and maybe remove a leaf, came with 5. As for the front, the old springs would be softer than replacing them with new.

 

[legopnuematic]

72 was the last year for rear coils on 2wd Chevy trucks (GMCs and all 4wd would be leaf sprung rears).

As far as the rear leafs are concerned, a short bed could be the same GVWR as a long bed, so the same leaf spring choices were available to both long and short wheel bases.

 

[Dejure]

Thanks for the feed back all.

 

[Grit dog]

72 was the last year for rear coils on 2wd Chevy trucks (GMCs and all 4wd would be leaf sprung rears).

As far as the rear leafs are concerned, a short bed could be the same GVWR as a long bed, so the same leaf spring choices were available to both long and short wheel bases.

GMCs couldn’t be had with coils? Ha never knew that. I believe the 67-72 Chevy C10 and C20s were the last coil spring rear suspension truck until the 4th and 5th gen Rams.

 

[legopnuematic]

GMCs couldn’t be had with coils? Ha never knew that. I believe the 67-72 Chevy C10 and C20s were the last coil spring rear suspension truck until the 4th and 5th gen Rams.

I believe it was an option for coils, but leaf spring was standard, opposed to Chevys being the opposite.

I'm not sure that I've personally seen a 67-72 GMC C series with rear coils, but I've certainly not seen them all.

A quick look through the first 10 or so bring a trailer results show all leafs on the 67-72 GMC C series.