Broken leaf spring help
Mar 26, 2014 | 06:35 PM
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Ok. I'm trying the new Yotatech mobile app so bear with me on the picture.
It's a '94 p/u 4x4 on a 4" lift (I believe body lift; bought already lifted so not sure). Found a snapped leaf this morning, but not entirely sure if this is a factory leaf pack. Can anyone tell me so I know what to replace with?
If the picture is crap please let me know. It looks upside down, but the app doesn't give me an option to rotate? Correct me if I'm wrong.
Thanks ya'll!
It's a '94 p/u 4x4 on a 4" lift (I believe body lift; bought already lifted so not sure). Found a snapped leaf this morning, but not entirely sure if this is a factory leaf pack. Can anyone tell me so I know what to replace with?
If the picture is crap please let me know. It looks upside down, but the app doesn't give me an option to rotate? Correct me if I'm wrong.
Thanks ya'll!
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Mar 26, 2014 | 11:30 PM
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From: I live in New Tripoli Pa out in the woods
Really hard to tell .If it has a body lift you should be able to see the extra spacers on the body and cab mounts.
In any case a new set of springs is in order.
Mar 27, 2014 | 02:38 AM
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From what I can see, it looks like stock springs, but more pictures would help.
There are a few options for fixing it depending on your skill and budget. You can buy two new springs, two used springs, or depending on the condition of the broken leaf pack sometimes you can just replace the one broken leaf.
There are a few options for fixing it depending on your skill and budget. You can buy two new springs, two used springs, or depending on the condition of the broken leaf pack sometimes you can just replace the one broken leaf.
Mar 27, 2014 | 06:30 PM
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Depending on how the spring broke you may be able to repair the spring by just replacing the broken leaf.
That's what I did with my truck and it worked well. In my case I broke the second leaf in a three leaf pack. I looked up a spring shop in my area and they were able to make a replacement leaf from new spring steel. Once I got the new leaf it was just a job of putting it in. Turned out to be pretty simple and I did it with the spring in the truck which was nice because I didn't have to worry about the hangar bolts, bushings, etc.... I've never done this before and it only took me about 2hrs
The top leaf is the one that attaches to the hangar in the front and the shackle in the back. As long as that's good you should be OK.
When I got done the side that I worked on was about 3/4" higher than the other but after about a week of driving it settled out and is pretty much level. Rides good and I'm really happy with it
Note: In my case the springs on the truck were in good shape with no sagging. If your springs are flat and the back of your rig is sagging you should get a new set
That's what I did with my truck and it worked well. In my case I broke the second leaf in a three leaf pack. I looked up a spring shop in my area and they were able to make a replacement leaf from new spring steel. Once I got the new leaf it was just a job of putting it in. Turned out to be pretty simple and I did it with the spring in the truck which was nice because I didn't have to worry about the hangar bolts, bushings, etc.... I've never done this before and it only took me about 2hrs
The top leaf is the one that attaches to the hangar in the front and the shackle in the back. As long as that's good you should be OK.
When I got done the side that I worked on was about 3/4" higher than the other but after about a week of driving it settled out and is pretty much level. Rides good and I'm really happy with it
Note: In my case the springs on the truck were in good shape with no sagging. If your springs are flat and the back of your rig is sagging you should get a new set
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