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Old 12-15-2017, 12:49 PM   #4
praisegeetarman
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Re: Add a Leafs Pics and Info

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Originally Posted by DBear View Post
Hey Keith, thanks for the reply...and thanks for sending me the pic as well. Are yours Skyjacker leafs? Same leaf works on front and rear? And if you leave both stock leafs in the front, would it give more lift than if you removed one like on your blazer? Hope your doing well bud.
Yes, they were skyjacker, and the front and rear leafs were different. There are two reasons I removed the stock second front leaf. First, so I wouldn't have to cut off the welded on guard around the front spring perch on one side (I think it is on the drivers side..... doesn't leave enough room for 3 springs). The other reason is so that I wouldn't have to remove the spring pack clamp that was riveted on the spring that I removed. I don't think leaving it in would create more lift, since it is a fairly flat spring when not compressed. Skyjack did say not to remove it, but I did anyway. I really don't think it creates any issues with it gone and could possibly produce a little smoother ride. If you plan to do any extreme off roading you might want to leave it it, but I didn't plan to. One other thing I did do when I added the leafs was to install a front sway bar. After the project was done the blazer was much more stable going down the road. Since both things were done at the same time, I cannot say which was the reason for the improvement.

Keith
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