That's what she said.

haha sorry!

 

totally understand, and I don't haul that much with my truck...the occasion load of mulch, hauling the camper 4-5 times during summer, pulling utility trailer with dirt bikes etc....i am really looking for a added stability with the camper hooked up, and to fix the lean....

so my question is will the 1000lb overload springs be sufficient to fix the lean, or should i go with the full 2500lb overload spring???? if I could save $150 while still accomplishing fixing the lean that would be kewl

 

Well there are so many options to fix the lean as you can see. Even though I have the 2500# springs I'm using only the first active spring in the pack since I don't weigh it down that much which gives me about 500lb of added capacity.

I only used the overloads because I had them available otherwise I would have went to the scrap yard and pulled a few off some truck and added them to the bottom.


Pick of the Ram hooked up to the trailer with my Chevy.

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so if we wanted, we could just go to a junkyard, pull leaf springs and add them? its the same thing pretty much right? just have to get a longer bolt.

 

I would look for a newer van or truck in the 3/4 ton range because the springs are slightly thicker and take both leaf packs from each side. I wouldn't worry about length if your willing to cut them. Measure the width of the leafs on your truck, they should be 2.5" IIRC.

If I remember tonight I'll take some pics of what I have done and post.

AutoZone has the longer bolts you'll need. They will need to be cut though, at least the ones I got needed to be.

 

i can't view your pic, i am not your facespace friend...oh ya, and i don't have a facespace account....

i would search the junkyards for a set of replacements, but i really don't have the time to go searching....so ordering the overload springs really is the "easiest" option for me at this point, just wondering if the 1000lb husky springs that bolt on the rear side of the leaf spring (behind the axle) would work for fixing the lean....anyone have any experience with this?

 

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very nice...i ordered a set of 2000lb overload springs last night, hopefully it will take care of all my needs

 

Thanks. My overloads take care of all my needs. I just worry about the axles a little since it's a 1/2 ton truck after all.

 

Where do you get these overload springs from, and is this a do it yourself kind of thing? I prefer to do stuff myself.