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Old 01-03-2013, 01:28 PM
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I'm in the process of installing my aal and my truck stock has 3 leafs that are arched and 1 that is pretty flat. Does the aal go between the arched ones and flat one or under them all?
 
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quick google search:
"Insert your add-a-leaf above the bottom smallest leaf. Leafs should always go from smallest to largest."
there's a longer explanation if you wanna read it (delete the spaces): dodge talk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145500
 

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Something got scrambled there. Corrected the URL and got a thread about Neon underdrive pulleys.
 
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Works fine for me...
here's a copy & paste for ya

"Add-a-leaf Install

Parts/Tools List
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-3/4 and 13/16 deep sockets. Other size sockets may be needed depending on year.
-Heavy duty jack stands
-Bottle or floor jack
-2 large strong c-clamps
-Long screw driver or steel rod, approximate diameter of the leaf pack center pin

I recommend just breaking loose the u-bolts nuts (do not loosen) while the pickup is on the ground. Makes it easier/safer then trying to do it while it is jacked up. Break loose the lug nuts on the wheel, jack up the back of the truck on one side, and place jack stands under the frame to support it. Put a jack under the axle. Remove the wheel. Put c-clamps on the leafs, one on each side of the u-bolts. Make sure you have all the leafs in the clamp.

CAUTION: Leaf pack is under a very large amount of pressure. Use extreme caution when you disconnect the u-bolts and remove the center pin.

Remove the u-bolts. With the jack, slowly lower the axle away from the leaf springs. Remove the very small plate on top of the leafs that goes around the center bolt. Undo the nut on the center bolt. You may need to hold the bottom with vicegrips. Remove the center bolt. Slowley loosen your c-clamps so the leafs begin to spread apart. Continue until the leafs no longer have pressure to them and you can remove the c-clamps. The block may fall out at this point too. Just make sure you note the direction it was installed, or look at the other axle if your not sure. Insert your add-a-leaf above the bottom smallest leaf. Leafs should always go from smallest to largest. Not that the bolt hole is not in the center of the add-a-leaf. Measure the bottom (smallest leaf) to see which side is the long side, install the aal in the same manner. Make sure the stabilizer plate (flat plate with 2 tabs, one up and one down) is installed the same way it came out. Insert a steel rod or large screw driver into the center bolt hole from the top. You don't want to insert the center bolt yet because the threads can be stripped from it as you clamp the leafs back together. Place the c-clamps around the leafs again making sure they will not be in the way of the u-bolts that need to go back on later. This can be difficult since they are so spread out. Begin tightening them down equally on both side. Make sure the steel rod or screw driver you inserted into the center hole stays loose. If it binds up because the holes are shifting, you will not be able to get your center bolt in later. Also keep an eye on the tips of the aal and leafs to make sure it is centered with the other leafs, and not turning laterally. Continue to clamp the leafs until the are all pulled together snug. Remove the steel rod or screw diver, and replace with the center bolt, inserting from the bottom. Put the nut on it and tighten to the torque spec. Leave the c-clamps on. Make sure the lift block is in its correct place. Jack the axle back up. Make sure the head of the center bolt goes into the hole in the block. Once the axle, block, and leafs are jacked back together, reinstall the u-bolts, upper plate, and bracket. Tighten snuggly. Once the u-bolts are in place, remove the c-clamps. Put the wheel back on, lower to the ground, and torque the u-bolts to spec."
 
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Thank you, it's already in. I figured since its cuvée it wouldn't go under the flat one. Now I'm almost done with the 2" spacers up front.
 



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