Got all the parts. Appreciate all the helpful advice.
Been soaking all the nuts and bolts daily for about a week with pbblaster to work on any rust.
And so far, so good. Have dropped the rear springs with no real problems.
Oh, one of the u-bolt nuts didn't want to come willingly. And I had to remove the exhaust hanger to get room to remove one rear shackle -- which did come off ok. And the spring didn't want to come out of the shackle. But from what I've learned here these were less than minor issues.
Hope to get back to the project and, with some good luck, finish this weekend.
One question -- the instructions indicate that I must "lubricate" the helper spring and must "lubricate" the new spring bushings. What should I use to "lubricate" these spring parts.
I have some old lithium wheel bearing grease, and lots of Mobil 1 synthetic grease. Is this what I should be using?
All suggestions and advice appreciated .....
Mike