Just discovered I have a broken leaf. Money is super tight, but I really want to replace both sides. Not looking to lift, just replace. Best thing I could find was John R leaf springs @ $103.25 each. Seems like a good price. Does anyone have comments or experience as to the quality of these springs?

Thanks,
Jeff

 

You hava a link by chance?

Never heard of them before...

 

is this the place your talking about http://www.johnrspring.com/leafsprings.htm they dont mention they make toyota springs

 

Yeah, thats the place. I noticed that they dont list toyota on the website, but found them on jcwhitney as well as a couple other no name places.

http://www.jcwhitney.com/replacement...d=d2183y1992j1

 

If noone has heard of these, does anyone have any other economical suggestions? Like I said budget is tight, but I cant bring myself to only replace one side, especially considering its already apart.

 

I put these in my truck in June:
http://www.sdtrucksprings.com/index....oducts_id=7512

They're just stock replacements as I had a broken leaf on one side so I replaced both. No complaints, nothing special, just replacement springs for my worn out stockers. I did haul a lot of wood with them up a really steep mountain grade a few times and I drove back to Mass from Colorado with my truck loaded with stuff and they held up well.

 

These look good, and I almost went with them, but I was able to get a pair of John R springs for $206.50 off ebay, so I took a gamble on them. I'll let you guys know how they work out.

 

Check out OMEs. I think they are about the same price.

 

So I recieved the John R Springs. They look pretty good. They are painted black, poorly, but painted none the less. They came with the bushings. Only time will tell how they perform, but at $103.25 shipped each, they were a bargain. I havent decided wether I want to use the bushings included or replace them with engergy supension poly units.

 

Any updates on these?

 

They are installed but there currently just supporting a frame, as I'm doing a restoration on my truck. Wont know for a while how they drive but they look pretty good. I used the bushings that came with them.

 

I thought re-using U bolts was a big no-no... ?

 

Definitely with some applications as they are often torque to yield bolts. I'm not 100% sure on this application. Toyota doesnt consider them a non-reusable part.

http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/1993/susp...37leafspri.pdf

See page two. Non-reusable parts are marked with a diamond. U bolt is not marked.

That said I may replace them when I get some bump stops for the springs.

Anyone else have thoughts on this?

 

need to order some leafs myself, and want to know how they ride....scribed.

 

Lewis- any update on these? Looking to put in some stock replacements for both my broken packs.

Edit: probably not. Last activity = 3/29/12.

Hope everything is alright!

 

If money was tight I would try a local yard to get a set of used ones. just my .02 cents

 

Lewis hasn't been around for a while, unfortunately.

I looked around junkyards, and most of them I've seen are pretty beat. I haven't been to any lately, but they're old at this point. I'd rather slap some new factory style replacements on.