So I ordered the KW ten leaf springs to put on the front of my 48 PU. They came with some bushing thing for the front side that shouldnt have been there. According to KW they are there from the manufacturer and used to bend the leaf around. They were a real pain to get out as I dont have a full garage and the tools necessary to make this an easy job. After some inventive tool making I got each one out in about an hour. Just a heads up. Additionally when I put the springs on I had clearance issues with the tie rod. See pics below. I remembered seeing some spacers on the old spings and installed them on the new ones and everything was good. I was just happy the U bolts were long enough. Anyway just wanted to let people know who are in the same boat I am considering doing the 10 leaf upgrade to their vehicles. BTW there is no mention of these spacers in any literature I have read so far. The ones I put in were the old ones which I powder coated before installing.
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