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Old 01-23-2010, 06:21 PM
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I Rotated my tires today, I knew the leaf springs had a problem taking weight, anything 250-300 pounds the rear starts to sag, even with no weight in the back truck sits level, without a leveling kit, when I pulled the back wheels off the leafs looked flat, they had no curve to them at all. Anybody else have same problems, any solutions?

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Old 01-23-2010, 06:24 PM
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they do tend to sag out...and the best advice i can giv you is replace the leaf springs.
 
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Old 01-23-2010, 06:31 PM
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either get a junk yard set or a new set (expensive). don't waste money re-arching the old ones. they just don't hold up.
 
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get new ones or maybe a helper spring idk if that well do you any good
 
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Old 01-23-2010, 08:43 PM
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Might be a good idea to go find a set at the junkyard, and possibly do a add a leaf while your at it
 



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