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    How I missed this, I don't know. While painting the truck cab, I noticed the body to frame (cab) bolts were loose. I just assumed they worked loose till I got out the '34P and see there were once springs in there. Since they are gone, rusted away I guess, the bolts have no tension. Anyone know why they had these springs in there and if I need to replace them or just tighten them up and eliminate them?

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    You should but them back, they are to keep the cab a little flexible and reduce stress and cracking of the sheet metal.
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    Flex like stated above.

    If you need springs, valve springs from a junk engine work great. I think the torque on those bolts with the springs is around 25 ft-lbs. I just get tension on them and go another turn or two since getting a torque wrench on those bolts is not always the easiest.
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