1st post: 80 720 pick up leaf help

[bk whitest]

as stated this is my first post as well as my first car as my first Datsun lol

 

I currently of course have leaf springs in the back

just curious to know what steps I can take to get ride of the leafs and do shocks in the rear

 

thanks any advice or suggestions will be appreciated  

[ggzilla]

Good question. But a 720 does have shocks in the rear. Shocks won't support the weight of the empty truck, so you'll still need some sort of springs if you get rid if the leafs.

 

Additionally the leafs locate the axle front-to-rear and sideways. Without leafs you'd have to engineer and fabricate some kind of link suspension or weld on some kind of control-arm suspension.

[elmerfudpucker]

I got monroe air shocks, they work great and easier than swapin springs

[datzenmike]

as stated this is my first post as well as my first car as my first Datsun lol

 

I currently of course have leaf springs in the back

just curious to know what steps I can take to get ride of the leafs and do shocks in the rear

 

thanks any advice or suggestions will be appreciated

Replace the shocks they are likely 20 years old and good ones are worn in under 5. Worn or tired shocks can cause a bouncy soft ride with nose dive when braking and nose lift on acceleration. On curves the truck rolls to the outside and steering is wandering. Shocks resist or absorb suspension movement and bounce. Make sure you do the fronts at the same time. Enjoy the ride.

[banzai510(hainz)]

Buy some KYB Mono Max or Gas A Just  call it good from Rockauto.com  better than Ranchos!!!!!!!

[bk whitest]

Thanks everyone appreciate i actually never got any notification i got responses

 

shes coming along slowly but surely New York weather does so much justice

 

ill keep you guys inform and what i think