i just got my Rancho AAL in today and i need help...the tech write up in this froum says to instaul them bteween the bottom(helper leaf) and the 2nd one...the insrtuctions that came with the AAL say NOT to instual them there but rather between the top and 3rd leaf...SO WHERE DO I PUT THEM???

dose it really matter...and just in case you need to know the aal are about 21 inches long...plz help i want to instaul them before the weather gets cold around here agian...i.e. this weekend...thnxs

 

come on...i need guys with experince from this...i.e.poeple with 1st gens that put in aal...

 

I just put mine where the length looks best. I think betwen the 2nd and third. If you put them above the lowest one it might not touch on the ends (depends on how bad the leafs are sagged).

 

my add a leaf is second from the bottom. I think the overload spring is the only thing under it.

 

i think i might put it right in the middle...between the 2nd and 3rd leafs, oput of 4 leafs total

 

I would put it as close to the bottom of the pack as possible, but sequentially with the other leaves. Meaning, put it on the bottom if it is shorter than the others, put it between the 1st and 2nd if it is longer than the 1st, but shorter than the 2nd, etc, etc. See what I mean?

 

Yea keep it looking right. all of the ones above it should be bigger and the ones below it should be smaller. i think we have ranchos and i might be mistaken but i think they are on the bottom? i dont know. i cant remember and we just put them on a few months ago. im too lazy to go check though.

 

ok i'll follow the "pryimd" like structure...

 

one question.. probably a newbie q, but here goes.. do u need to grease the aal when u put em in? Mine creaks when i wash my truck and i have to spray it with wd40.

 

i tryed to put them in today and spent 2 hrs...WASTING MY TIME ...for the life of me i could not lossen not one of the 8 nuts on the U-Bolts...my air compressor is not working at the moment neither. ...what makes me even more angry is that the threads on the u-blots and the nuts are in prefect condtion ...beside a little surface rust you can srcacth off with a scerwdriver...omg i so mad....now'll i have to wait another month or so to instaul them at my dad's with his tools and compressor ...wtf

 

Hit the bolts with some PB Blaster - soak them overnight and try again.

How big a cheater did you use? (that's become the common use for my 30mm end wrench LOL)

 

i already soaked them...the nuts size is 3/4 or 19mm,both work...just they would not trun...so me and my dad will use his air compressor to do it...he has the tools...just i got to wait for warmer weather...i.e. next month...

 

You're really not supposed to re-use u-bolts, so just hack them off and replace them when you install the AAL. You might need longer ones anyway.

 

so where do i get longer ones the same thickness and what not???

 

Pretty much any place that sells AAL's should also carry u-bolts. Where'd you get your AAL?

You could also buy a u-bolt flip kit from someplace like www.trail-gear.com or www.marlincrawler.com. That way you get a slight increase in ground clearance (no bolt ends and shock mounts hanging below the axle), but you would also have to get new shock mounts.

 

i got my aal from sumit.com....i heard i can get u-bolts from autozone....but what about napa,pep boys,or CAP???

 

I asked at a NAPA one time and the guy told me I needed to give him the dimensions of the u-bolts; he couldn't look them up by vehicle make and model. Not really a big deal, but I didn't have one with me at the time (I was driving my old Jeep ) to get the dimensions from.

I've gotten two sets custom made at a local heavy truck spring shop. They do springs for dump trucks, etc. I took a stock one with me, and told them that I needed 4 just like it, only 1" longer. It took about 10 minutes to have them made, and it cost about $25.

 

I just took out my U-bolts today with a 19mm socket, a breaker bar and a 4 foot long steel pipe. I sprayed PB Blaster on the nuts and left them for about 5 minutes. After loosening the nuts, I just used my impact wrench and they all came out easily. Try using a cheater bar. The longer the better.

Troy

 

I got my U-bolts from Big-R which is a home and ranch store. I'd look at any place that sells farming stuff, tools, outdoor gear, and feed. Like Tractor Supply or other ranch stores. They carry everything needed to build a trailer so they will have the U bolts.

Erich

 

just went to autozone today for u-bolts...they can oder the ones i need but they are 10inches long...which is good for me because now i can cut off the old ones and put the 10in ones on then after tigthening them cut of the excess...