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**kwmech** · 07-06-2019, 11:06 PM

So a little addition to what I'm experiencing. Had the fronts done...cuz they were 2 leaf and bent backwards quite a way. Had the leaf added and rearched. Came out right where I wanted. The rear pack had....some time in the past....an extra leaf in it that was not factory. Original spring pack was a 4+1. Soembody in the past put an add-a-leaf in it to bring up the rear end sag. Didn't really work out correctly. So I'm looking at taking this to the spring shop. Decide not to. Buy a brand new pack from SD spring that sells a 6+1 pack. It shows up and I install it. Springs flatten out to the overload. I put in a 2'' block and the rear still sits quite a bit lower than the front. I have to pull the new springs out and take them to the spring shop to be corrected.

07-06-2019, 11:06 PM	#6
kwmech Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Colfax-California Posts: 8,393	Re: Re-arching stock springs? So a little addition to what I'm experiencing. Had the fronts done...cuz they were 2 leaf and bent backwards quite a way. Had the leaf added and rearched. Came out right where I wanted. The rear pack had....some time in the past....an extra leaf in it that was not factory. Original spring pack was a 4+1. Soembody in the past put an add-a-leaf in it to bring up the rear end sag. Didn't really work out correctly. So I'm looking at taking this to the spring shop. Decide not to. Buy a brand new pack from SD spring that sells a 6+1 pack. It shows up and I install it. Springs flatten out to the overload. I put in a 2'' block and the rear still sits quite a bit lower than the front. I have to pull the new springs out and take them to the spring shop to be corrected.