rear leafs shot
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So my rear leafs are finally giving in to the hard life of a landscape truck. (it was a stone masons truck before I got it). They sagged from teh first, and I put some bolt on helpers on there, but now they're really bending in a way that makes me want to replace them. Any recommendations? It's not always loaded down, and I don't want much of a lift -- just bring it back even with the front.
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Mike
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find stengle bros spring on the web, i couldnt get the link up here. My stock 6 leaf pack was shot , I put on a 9 leaf, 4k pack that works great. Not so great on the ride area. 560 shipped to my door.
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Now that your springs are weak, it would be a perfect time for some airlift or firestone air bags. I am doing the same with my front. You can get both firestone or airlift made to fit your truck. It will probably help your ride out a lot, and you can put a HUGE load on them when you really fill em up.
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I don't want to get myself swamped in a big project, as much as I'd love to make it air ride. I need this truck to work 5 days a week. Replacing the springs seems like the easiest solution, is Stengle the best deal out there?
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He didn't mean full air ride, just air "assist" springs, they'll probably take you less time to install then changing the springs. and a set is about $250 for brackets and bags, no compressor or auto fill or anything. But a small portable compressor works just fine as there's not much volume to them.
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