Broken spring - what to do...

[Joshua Van Tol]

I broke a right front spring on my '87 5kcstq the other day. Drove 
out of my driveway, and there was a huge bang. Inspection revealed 
less than a half turn had broken off the bottom end of the right 
front spring. Looking at the broken piece, there's a rust pit where 
the failure originated, so that likely was the reason.

Anyhow, my dilemma, Should I just replace the one spring, probably 
with a used one, or spring (hah) for a set of lowering springs from 
H&R. I've got pretty new Boge Turbo Gas shocks all around, so I think 
the dampening should be enough for a slightly stiffer spring. Any 
thoughts from those who've done this? Is there a better option that's 
in the same price range? Also, how did the 1.5" drop affect 
performance in winter weather conditions? I live in Wisconsin, so 
this is moderately important.

Also, any idea who has good prices on H&R springs?
-- 
Joshua Van Tol -- josh at spiny.com