1956 Chevy Truck - TCI 4-Link For A Flatbed

It's not hard to imagine why Kevin's customer didn't want the original suspension left exposed under his custom flatbed project-it's hideous.

Next in line was to unbolt the U-bolts. Kevin started with an air impact gun, but...

...due to 50 years of rust, it was necessary to cut them off.

With the drive-shaft and brake lines already disconnected, removing the springs and shocks was all it took to remove the truck's rearend.

The leaf springs along with their perches were next to be removed.

Kevin unbolted the springs from the front perch and rear shackles.

The fast way to remove the spring perches was to grind X's into...

...the heads of the hot rivets attaching the perches to the frame.

Then he chiseled them off with a cold chisel attachment on an air hammer.