Adding leaves...

[edin351]

Hey,

I was told by the previous owner of my truck that I should add more leaves to the front leaf springs because it is sagging a bit and is really bouncy.

How hard is it to do this and what do i need to do?

He gave me a bunch of leaves but I don't know how to configure the leaves.. Pictures of the truck are at photobucket.com/edin351

Thanks

Eric

 

[Gumby]

Bouncy is shocks not springs.

Adding leaves to cure sag depends on the condition of the new leaves.

 

[Cothran]

Hey Eric, I just noticed this thread. I'm going to jump in for you real quick. (I'm the PO that did the buildup on Eric's truck).

I removed 3 or 4 leaves from the front springs to give them more flex offroad (truck is sprungover), but after a couple of years they started to flatten out enough that I think he needs to either add a couple leaves back in, or maybe just get an add-a-leaf and put that in. I don't think new shocks would eliminate all the bounce as the shocks on there are pretty new. Eric, the shortest leaves are the ones from the bottom of the pack, and they get progressively longer as you go up.