Anyone ever remove the bottom part of the leaf spring? I have helper bags now and am wondering if removing that lower spring leaf would ride any smoother.
Can the leaf be put back on once removed? I would love to have a 4 link and bags but I am real low on funds. Removing that leaf would be free. Anyone?
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the drop i had was stock front, 2" shackles and the overload removed with helperbags kept on 15psi on my old truck and i loved the way it rode. iirc, with no air in the bags, the truck sat almost perfectly level from front to back
the overload spring unbolts and if you change your mind, you can bolt it back up in place
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i took it off my truck, its a bit smoother now. and yes you can put them back on i have done it before.
the other thing i noticed on mine was, i would punch it at 30mph and it would burnout but would have a small wheel hop. it went away when i took them off. lol so it was a gains for me
If you decide to mess with it, do yourself a favor...go to napa and get new leaf spring bolts. i had to cut off my factory one (i obviously added leafs not subtracted them) but the new bolts are extra long, makes it easier to put everything back together, then just trim the top off when you're done.
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+1 i i did not have uses longer ones but, when i tighten up my the u-bolts it came close to where i was almost out of thread. the u-bolt ended up being too long.Originally Posted by oleshifty
ill get a pic so you can see what im talking about.
it took me 30 mins to do the whole job.
A Pic would be great. Would washers work instead of new bolts?
Thanks for all the replies.
99RCSB Broke because I wasted thousands and thousands of dollars on my truck.
for the issue i had yes, you can use washers to act as a spacer
here are the pics:
the first pic that shows the white arrows, that has an extra washer on there. it now blends in with the factory washer thats on there lol
the reason i used washers was cause when i tighten up the nut on the u-bolt, it had like 4 turns on the thread left before it would run out and not tighten anymore. so i used the washer like a spacer just have have a couple more turns on the thread.
i did my friends truck and we did not need any washers on one side, the other side had more thread on it. it was weird but it still worked out ok.
now this 2nd pic shows how my truck sits. i got a 2 in drop using shackles, plus what i got out of the leaf spring i took out.
this other pic is not a close up but it shows how, there was more gap berfore.
Last edited by fubutx; 05-12-2010 at 06:29 PM.
I meant the bolt that goes in the center of the leafs....it is right above the axle.
Basically you put frame on jack stands. Jack up pumpkin, take off u-bolts. slowly lower rear end. Put 2 clamps on the leafs, about 4 inches on either side of the center bolts...crank down c clamps. Remove center bolt. slowly undo c clamps. Remove bottom leaf. Re apply C clamps. use NEW center bolt. Put everything back together. U bolts are cheap. Some people reuse them (myself included) some people swear you need new ones.
blown transmissions are about as useful as 97% of the guys on this forum
A bolt holds the leaf pack together then? Do you just buy a bolt thats a bit shorter?
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