van7559

Hey I have a 94 pickup and just bought a honda rancher atv. (500lbs). I am pretty sure that this is the only real weight that has ever been in the back and I noticed that it made my springs settle pretty well. With it in the back it has as$ sag, without it it sits level. Should i get a add a leaf or just leave it alone. I just don't wanna ruin the springs and have the a#s sagging all the time.

van7559

anyone?

rugerm44

Get you a set of airlift brand air bags.Fit great,work great.They are easy to install.You can get them from summit racing.They also sell a compressor that you can air them up and down from the drivers seat.They can be aired up like air shocks if not.They ride good because when you dont need them you air down to 10 lbs.Must keep 10 lbs to keep from pinching bags.I have owned a pair since 1997 with no problems.If you go off road and flex to the point the bags are the limiting factor or install limiting straps..You will have to remove them before hand.I dont rock crawl or use my truck for an airplane so I havent had any problems with them.The taco springs are way too soft.I too put my 700 kawasaki in the rear and the fenders got close to the tires.I too thought I bought a truck not a station wagon.Questions just let me know.Performance products sells them also as well as JC whittney.They are common so you shouldnt have trouble finding a set.

van7559

thanks but I wheel my truck about once a week. I have 31's and am open in both ends and wheel trails rated 6-7 quite often, just doesn't sound like the fix for me. I need all of the droop that I can get if ya know what I mean.

rugerm44

Just get a trailer.

paddlenbike

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I use a Rancho "soft" add-a-leaf in the rear of my truck. (It's the long leaf, not the shorty.) It gave me considerably more load carrying capacity for carrying my camper...click here for pic.

Fink

Yeah, just get a cheap trailer.

Or if you can weld, make one yourself. We made some in our shop class, it was a lot of fun and pretty easy to do!

Fink

DaveInDenver

How often is the ATV in the back and do you want lift? You are not hurting anything, there is a heavy overload in the spring pack that is there just for this reason.

FWIW, I had a long Add-A-Leaf in my spring pack (I have a 300 lbs camper on my truck, so my '91 springs were flat). It broke, snapped at the hole after about 2 years of use. Add-A-Leafs are designed to lift the truck, but to this they push the top 3 leaves up, which means they end up flexing quite a bit under heavy load.

I'd either live with the springs on the overloads (this is why they are there) or add a full length leaf from another spring pack. Adding a regular leaf won't lift the truck any higher than stock, but would help keep the springs off the overload. If you want lift, Add-A-Leafs will work, but YMMV on how long they last.