GM is so considerate!

[454cid]

I do not miss rust. . .

I don't think a spring breaking can be blamed on rust. There's no place to trap water, especially on that loop. I would guess it's metal fatigue from overloading, or maybe a manufacturing defect that took a while to show up.

 

[Supercharged111]

I don't think a spring breaking can be blamed on rust. There's no place to trap water, especially on that loop. I would guess it's metal fatigue from overloading, or maybe a manufacturing defect that took a while to show up.

Whether that is or is not the case, I stand by that statement.

 

[JackE]

I don’t miss the rust either. Dry hot summers is the trade off. Worth every bead of sweat!

 

[letitsnow]

I don't think a spring breaking can be blamed on rust. There's no place to trap water, especially on that loop. I would guess it's metal fatigue from overloading, or maybe a manufacturing defect that took a while to show up.

I am guessing overloading was the cause. This was a farm truck. The airbox had field corn in it when I bought it.

Most farms that I have been around - if you can put it in the truck or hook the hitch up to it, it isn't too heavy...

I do still hate rust though. The good news is that after I removed about 100 pounds of dirt from the underside of the truck, the rust isn't too bad. Being off the main roads and in farm duty has it's pros and cons.

 

[mars2878]

@ least you found it when you did vs during a good bump in the road