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  1. RKBA

    M101 A2 Helper springs

    Yes it sure is. All I did was trim/grind the u-bolt plate area of the axle casting a little bit to use it for a spring perch. It took about ten minutes with a 4" side grinder. Once you do that, a common set of u-bolts and spring plates for a 7K rated axle fastens it all up. There is even a...
  2. RKBA

    M101 A2 Helper springs

    Well the pair Saturn sent me were NOS. They has some very slight surface rust from storage but were otherwise perfect. The bushings were even protected with nylon inserts. For the price, I don't see how you can go wrong.
  3. RKBA

    M101 A2 Helper springs

    I would look at the pre-2005 Toyota helper springs. That should get you real close to the correct width/length dimension for the M101 main leaf. These would probably work: Toyota Helper Springs - 1972-2004 Toyota Pickup & Tacoma 2wd - 1500 lbs helper springs personally not a big fan of...
  4. RKBA

    M101 A2 Helper springs

    I replaced the five leaf original springs on my A2 with the heavier duty six leaf packs from Saturn Surplus at $60 each plus shipping. I added a photo of one of those springs. It also shows how you can do a spring under axle conversion with very little effort. To answer your original...
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