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It will do both. I had to put leafs on all 4 corners of my Cruiser when I did my SOA for handling, but not for height. Now my 33's look like stockers and I have to get rid of them for 35's, although I have been advised to go with 37's here but that will be a little much for me.
TOY350 said:
Did you remove any of the leafs before installing the add-a-leaf?
Overlord said:
Are you supposed to?
do add a leaf give you any height? ive seen some that are longer than others. they are supposed to give you a "smoother" ride. does ride quality get that bad? anyways. is rearching your leaf springs worth the hastle and how long before they go flat again. im thinking about it. i can get them done cheap. dont have the cash to buy a lift right now.
HZJ60 Guy
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hightide said:
An add a leaf accomplishes many things. It adds support to that spring pack allowing it to carry more weight. It typically gives new life (a little anyway) to the pack bringing it back closer to its *new* height. And it makes the suspension stiffer.
Yes it will add height to your spring rig. How much is hard to say.
TB
I removed to leafs in the rear spring of my pig and put (the smaller) add-a-leafs in the back. firmer ride and helps prevent axle wrap. I want to put in a set up front (the larger ones) to help it out a lil with the 37's and the arb up front. the largers ones wont give as much of a lift but the ride will be softer..
good luck,
-Al
good luck,
-Al
lowtideride said:
I'm considering a long and short one in each pack. I don't want to spend the money on a lift right now because I plan to go SOA over the winter. I just want to get some bigger tires on there. Is this a bad idea? Also what about 3" over shackles? I'll build my own in our welding shop here at work.
yeah it kinda sounds like a bad idea.. im almost postive that it would be waaayyyy to stiff. as for shackle lifts i would just leave it til ya spring it over. they are the first things ya hit off of rocks and ya have to mess with the caster. the spring over will need longer shackles because your springs will flex more.
heres da lay out
short ones will add more lift and a stiff ride..
long ones will give a bettter ride and a bit less of a lift.
let me know your plans than brotha...keep us posted
-Al
heres da lay out
short ones will add more lift and a stiff ride..
long ones will give a bettter ride and a bit less of a lift.
let me know your plans than brotha...keep us posted
-Al
I added one long add-a-leaf on each corner which gave me about 1 1/2" or maybe 2" of lift. I did not take any stock leafs out, I just added the add-a-leaf. The LONG add-a-leaf will be a smoother ride and the SHORT add-a-leaf is supposed to be stiff. I also added longer u-bolts, you want to make sure that the nuts thread on all the way. I wouldn't recommend adding a short and a long together, I think that would be way too much on stiffness and probably near 3" of height or more. I bought mine from Man-a-Fre. They came with longer spring pack bolts too. This was cheaper than getting my springs re-arched (about $75 each locally). Being SOA I was real flexy but the on road driving was a little too mushy (no sway bars here), after the add-a-leafs the ride is perfect.
i can get all four springs rearched for 100 bucks. is it worth it?
I would have went that route if it was that cheap. I say go for it and if they start sagging again over time then you could drop in the add-a-leafs. I bet you would be good with re-arcing them for a long time.
i think ill re-arch see what happens. hopefully soon. right now i got bigger problems. sent my rad to get clean. hopefully it comes back ok. i took it out yesterday and it had rott in the uper driverside corner. my uncle took it said his guy can fix. fingers crossed
David*BJ70
Looking forward to reach the end of the world
re-arching is a good idea... but why don't put a leaf in the same time ?? Personaly, I spend 250$ (CAN dollar) for one more leaf and re-arching on my rear susp. Ride very nice... OK for 32' tires. Don't seem to get flat. (10K (km) since that time.
Is it possible to add a leaf to the stock spring pack without completely removing the spring pack from the vehichle? I've read about so many nightmares people have had here trying to remove the spring pack that i'm hoping there's a shortcut if all i want is to add the spring and nothing else :\
Hi,
No chance without removing the spring i'm afraid.
It's not that bad a job really, i just finished putting an extra leaf in my OME rears, took about 2.5 hrs each side (i have done it before though so know what's what and no rusted on nuts to deal with)
As long as you do one side at a time and don't try to rush it, you should be fine
No chance without removing the spring i'm afraid.
It's not that bad a job really, i just finished putting an extra leaf in my OME rears, took about 2.5 hrs each side (i have done it before though so know what's what and no rusted on nuts to deal with)
As long as you do one side at a time and don't try to rush it, you should be fine
Yes. Far easier than adding an AAL. The centering pin is going to snap off/shear off, I never seem to get a new centering pin that in the right length and width (not the easiest thing to drill out the hole in the leafs). Crimping back on the leaf retaining clips never comes out elegantly.
That's just my experience with ALL- does it work? Yes. Is it a PITA? Yes.
Re-arching or replacing the springs is a very good option.
Re-arching the springs is only temporary and will flatten out again. It's cheap because shops cold bend them or apply very little heat during the process. Spring steel has memory that can be reset if it's done correct but the process is not cheap. It would be the same price or close to a set of OME springs.
I have had springs re-arched before and they didn't last long. I'm going with the MAF AAL (long) until I have the money for the full OME setup.
I have had springs re-arched before and they didn't last long. I'm going with the MAF AAL (long) until I have the money for the full OME setup.
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Just added a long AAL to all four corners here, and the ride (like others have said) got much much better. Small amount of lift, but it did help (not solve) the sagging ass. It was a ton of hassle to remove the springs from the vehicle, but that's really not your problem (since you'd have to remove them anyway to rearch).
I just bought my own centering pins (grade 8 bolts from the hardware store). The ones from MAF are ridiculously long. The only thing you have to watch is how large the head of the bolt is, so it fits back on the axle during reassembly.
I just bought my own centering pins (grade 8 bolts from the hardware store). The ones from MAF are ridiculously long. The only thing you have to watch is how large the head of the bolt is, so it fits back on the axle during reassembly.
