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4x4 Related Groups => Tech Talk => Topic started by: barmanjay on January 19, 2009, 10:06:49 PM

Title: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: barmanjay on January 19, 2009, 10:06:49 PM: Just notinced a little while ago that one of my leaf springs are sagging a bit,.. is there anything I can do to "up" it?

its the rear drivers,.. sagging almost an 1/2- 1 inch :(

fyi: these are an old set of RE 4" lift springs
Title: Re: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: superspud on January 19, 2009, 10:09:03 PM: how can you tell if they are sagging? sorry dosent answer your question i know.
Title: Re: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: barmanjay on January 19, 2009, 10:14:02 PM: Quote from: superspud on January 19, 2009, 10:09:03 PM
how can you tell if they are sagging? sorry dosent answer your question i know.

stand about 5 ft away on the back and you can tell

even the shackle sits different on the drivers (towards the back) vs the pass (towards the front)
Title: Re: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: S-FLY on January 19, 2009, 10:25:04 PM: Maybe Standens will rearch them?
Title: Re: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: Immortal on January 19, 2009, 10:25:21 PM: swith to the passenger side to offset your fat-arse? LOL!!!

J/K Jay!!
Title: Re: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: BlackYJ on January 20, 2009, 07:16:54 AM: Quote from: Immortal on January 19, 2009, 10:25:21 PM
swith to the passenger side

Exactly, the driver side springs tend to sag quicker. I know a guy the ordered a custom set of Alcan springs and they specifically made him driver and passenger side springs to account for his size
Title: Re: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: dunl on January 20, 2009, 07:37:42 AM: I believe Jay has only had these springs on the rig for a couple of months now, as he bought them from me, and I never had them installed.

I seriously doubt that somehow, by coincidence, he managed to get the same spring on the rear driver's side, but then again....only a 1 in 4 chance.
Title: Re: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: barmanjay on January 20, 2009, 12:01:42 PM: hmmm

then I guess when my garage is cleared out,.. I'll switch the rears and see what heppens
Title: Re: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: hps4evr on January 20, 2009, 06:45:54 PM: i find my passenger rear leaf pack sags a little. but i think mine is due to agressive driving. when you accelerate from a stop the jeep should torque over to that side. thus adding more stress to that leaf pack. thats what i see happening on my jeep. i have a home made batch of leaf srpings though. mix of two different lift kits.
now, is it sagging in the left rear, or is the right rear just higher? sounds dumb but who knows?
if you need a fat chick to ride shotgun ask immortal, im sure he'll jump in with you;)
hehehehehe...
Title: Re: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: Immortal on January 20, 2009, 08:31:06 PM: Sure hope you're at the meeting tomorrow Booger-boy.
Title: Re: Saggy Leaf Spring
Post by: barmanjay on January 20, 2009, 11:02:19 PM: Quote from: hps4evr on January 20, 2009, 06:45:54 PM
...
if you need a fat chick to ride shotgun ask immortal, im sure he'll jump in with you;)
hehehehehe...

I'll ask :D

hey Immortal,...... :)