tough country springs

[toy4xfun]

i put a tough country lift on my truck a year ago. now my shackles and spring are hitting my hitch where it connect to the frame. so i think that the springs have collapsed. any one else had this problem from tough country springs.

 

[corax]

Only on hard flex, or while driving? Don't know about the Tough Country springs (I went with OME), but I have a set of 5.25" shackles I could let go for cheap - they'd give just over 1 inch lift and move the shackle angle just a tiny bit steeper

you can kinda see them in this pic - the holes are sized for the bigger bolt needed when using polyurethane bushings

 

[cruiser88]

They are toast....

 

[toy4xfun]

i know i need to make them last untill i can get ome springs.

 

[cruiser88]

slap an extra leaf in there

i know i need to make them last untill i can get ome springs.

 

[toy4xfun]

going to corax is selling me a set and a set of 1" lift shackles.

 

[cruiser88]

pssst how big is your tranny jack. this marlin box is heavy

going to corax is selling me a set and a set of 1" lift shackles.

 

[toy4xfun]

3 1/2 tons and it is heavy so when you going to get here.

 

[cruiser88]

dont know......I need a little $$$$$ first

3 1/2 tons and it is heavy so when you going to get here.

 

[toy4xfun]

i have finally figured out why my spring collapsed. they collapsed because i hauled wood in my trailer from my back yard to my drive way. i had about 1 1/2 cord of wood in the trailer at any given time i moved it to the house. but i am not pleased since the springs are supposed to be their heavydudy springs and they are under three years old.

 

[toy4xfun]

i thought you had to go.

 

[toy4xfun]

what is really bad is that they have been this way since the first time i hauled wood.

 

[liljlandon]

Talk to Tough Country. If they have any respect for their customers They will either warranty, prorate, or give you a reason as to why they broke down so fast.

 

[cruiser88]

I still think a OME or something would hold up much better. Those Tough country and the several others are of that rigid/hard steel.

i have finally figured out why my spring collapsed. they collapsed because i hauled wood in my trailer from my back yard to my drive way. i had about 1 1/2 cord of wood in the trailer at any given time i moved it to the house. but i am not pleased since the springs are supposed to be their heavydudy springs and they are under three years old.

 

[toy4xfun]

regardless in my opinion they suck.

 

[toy4xfun]

and the bitch is i have posted on here about their ride, yea it will be rough when the shackle is laying flat on your frame. thatis where this would be if my reese hitch was not there. it only baffles me that it is only the passenger side spring that is that bad the drivers side is collapsed but not as bad.

 

[toy4xfun]

so i ordered my 14mm shackle bolts tonight.

 

[corax]

so i ordered my 14mm shackle bolts tonight.

Decided against the shackles that I was gonna bring down? The holes are drilled to 18mm for these bushings or similar (11/16" or 3/4" bolts would be close) - no inner bushing sleeve is used, the bushing rides right on the bolt.

I'll be driving through on Monday a week from now - I could drop off the stubby overload leaves and shackles if you still want them . . .

 

[toy4xfun]

yea i still want them. i ordered the bolts for them.just wrote the wrong thing.

 

[toy4xfun]

i was into a few bud lights when i wrote that.