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Old 07-17-2019, 10:31 AM   #11
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Re: Need to drop the rear a little more ?

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Originally Posted by Stormin08 View Post
the leaf removal will still work as it will less the load that the springs can handle...the vehicle weight will gain some drop
How so?

I was taught the over-load leaf does it's job when the other leafs are compressed enough to make contact @ each end of the over-load. Simply removing it should not impact the other leafs spring rate.

Removing other leafs within a spring pack can impact the spring rate & thus yield drop because they are in full contact w/one another regardless of compression amount. Removing one decreases the amount of weight the others can support.

What am I missing?
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