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Bent rear springs 2005 2500

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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 10:15 PM
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Default Bent rear springs 2005 2500

My dads 2005 2500 cummins 2wd sits quite a bit lower in the back than it did when it was new. I'm pretty sure the leafs are bent. we've hauled some pretty big loads on it and will continue to do so in the future. What is the best way to fix it without spending a lot of money?
 
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 04:46 AM
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Take the truck to a brake and spring shop and have them re-arched, or replace them, then add air bags that can be filled when needed then let out to remove stiffness from the ride.
 
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 06:32 PM
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Alright I might try that and are there any heavier springs that we can put with air bags so we don't mess up springs again cause we got a 36 ft 3 axel cattle trailer we fill up and a 32 foot gooseneck flatbed with tandem duals that we've hauled up to 18 thousand on top of its weight on that we tow with this pickup so it gets loaded pretty heavily
 
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Old Jan 14, 2013 | 07:51 PM
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Yes,

There are heavier leafs spring packs, like a 1 ton, or add another leaf------but you have to live with it all the time, when you get the tires pumped up to 80 psi, the ride is teeth jarring, the air bags let you install and remove a leaf, with a compressor instead of a set of sockets, and floor jack, in 5 minuts instead of a couple of hours

You get the idea------------
 
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Old Jan 16, 2013 | 12:48 AM
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Alright I'll see if I can find some airbags thanks for the info
 
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