Do Magazines Wear Out?

Zorba · 02-23-2018, 02:17 AM

Here's anecdotal evidence that compressed springs do deteriorate over time:

My late father purchased a new 1963 1 ton GMC truck with extra heavy duty rear springs which jacked the back end up pretty high, until a cab-over camper was loaded onto it, then it was "about right". In 1976, the camper came off to enable the truck to pull a 5th wheel trailer - but the height of the rear end remained "just right", it didn't spring back up.

YMMV...

02-23-2018, 02:17 AM	#11
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	Here's anecdotal evidence that compressed springs do deteriorate over time: My late father purchased a new 1963 1 ton GMC truck with extra heavy duty rear springs which jacked the back end up pretty high, until a cab-over camper was loaded onto it, then it was "about right". In 1976, the camper came off to enable the truck to pull a 5th wheel trailer - but the height of the rear end remained "just right", it didn't spring back up. YMMV...