Anyone break a rear spring on a GMC?

Geo-TH,In · Jun 20, 2015

I noticed my left rear was down, like I had a flat. Parked truck on level concrete and measured the left side a good inch lower. Going to pay the spring place in town a visit Monday morning. Truck is a 2007 GMC 1500 and only has two leaf springs. I betting the longer one is broken. What else could cause sagging when truck is empty, this just suddenly happened?

Goose · Jun 20, 2015

Not on a GMC, but I had a front coil spring break on a Dodge B200 van once.

dpendzic · Jun 20, 2015

on my GMC the spring hanger shackle rusted thru and the bed dropped down on one side

Sprint 6 · Jun 20, 2015

Shackle is rusted off. Replace them all the time on all models of trucks here in the rust belt.

stonerock · Jun 20, 2015

GMC 7000 broke a spring with 525 bu of corn on

IowaJohn · Jun 20, 2015

Broke a lower leaf last fall on a '99 dodge 1500. Didn't drop any just made a heckuva racket.

Jim in Ma. · Jun 20, 2015

I'm willing to bet that the spring is fine. Check out the hangers.

Mark - IN. · Jun 20, 2015

I have a friend that had a mid-90's extended cab, full bed F-150 that he really used. The one that finally took its toll, not on the springs themselves, but the mounts was the second pallet of paving bricks that measured something like 36x36x36 as I recall. I've seen broken springs, but in his case it were the frame mounts for the springs that just said...adios amigos.

Mark

bison · Jun 20, 2015

I broke a main leaf on my 89 CMC heavy half 15 years ago.
It broke just before the axle.
I put a U bolt around the 6 leaf pack just ahead of the axle and clamped the whole shebang together.
It is still sitting like that today.

RodinNS · Jun 20, 2015

I usually break at least one spring per year in my Ranger... it breaks the main ply just ahead of the axle... so look at it closely. Be aware that if the main ply is broken ahead of the axle.. then the axle can float around so driving it may not be advisable.

Rod

bill mart · Jun 20, 2015

2001 dodge 1500 , broke each rear spring over its life. Bill

504 · Jun 20, 2015

Be sure to check the front springs too,cars are really bad about breaking on one end and the lean shows up on the other end.

Mikebr5 · Jun 20, 2015

I've got a 1974 Chev flatbed 1-ton that has a lean to it.

I confess that I abused that good pickup. I was hauling 7,000 pounds of steel back to my welding shop from an auction... Didn't want to make two trips.

I'm looking for the "slapping my forehead" emoticon.

When I get our new shop built I plan on tearing into her as lovingly as I do my old tractors.

showcrop · Jun 20, 2015

I have broken a leaf on pretty near every truck I have ever owned. I would make that to be about fourteen. it is just maintenance.

Geo-TH,In · Jun 22, 2015

Spring shop is taking the front spring apart on Wednesday. They said the same thing. Left front spring goes down, right rear goes up. Both Rear springs are fine.

Anyone break a rear spring on a GMC?

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