Okay,
I have everything disassembled, down to the frame. The coil springs weren't that bad after all, once I figured out how to compress them. The picture shows the compressor I used, except that I ended up putting the black piece under the lower A-arm.
It took a really big hammer, and pickle fork, to get the lower
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I'm going to replace the ball joints, tie rod ends, and I think pitman and idler arms. They are in pretty bad shape. LMC Trucks seem to sell them; any suggestions on them or someone else?
Likewise, I removed the rear leaf springs, and the spring eye bushings are shot. But LMC doesn't have any reference for leaf springs for a '63 two-wheel drive. Any suggestions for where to get replacement spring eye bushings?
As always, greatly appreciate advice!
John