Long Travel BS Thread

whole leaf pack or just the main leaf?

 

Looks like just the main leaf is bent ?

 

Yea I think it's just that main leaf. What causes this to happen?

 

Nvm

 

From the way you roll with your truck it'd be pointless to re ARC & i don't care what you're told its forever a weak spot if you do (i promise it won't hold up for long) Your main is officially a door stop....

How does this happen ?? Really dude ?? ( I know you know better than that) I'd blame gravity & call it a day...

 

That what I was afraid of... I'll have to call deaver in the morning and get a new leaf. I'm just wondering if there's a setup error here. I'd just like to prevent this from happening again

 

As long as everything is set up right I'd just get a new leaf and call it a day , things like that happen sometimes when you drive hard

 

details?

 

Setup right, as in bumped and strapped correctly?

 

That and appropriate distance between Shackle mount, Front Spring Hanger, etc.

As well, the cantilever arms/setup are moving freely and not adding any loading/stress to the rear.

 

Your shackle isnt seized up is it?

 

My guess is your spring is binding cause shackles weren't set up properly. And you can just replace main leaf, Deaver says they have to do 1st 3 leafs together because of the military wrap

 

They should be able to replace just the main, I've had it done a few times by other spring shops, and yeah make sure the shackle to front perch mount is the right distance

 

I checked the distance when I first got it back and it was set up correct at 52.5"

 

All pro LT with Walker Evans. All pro expedition leafs in the back.
Back rides like a goddamn dump truck now.

Love it.

 

That number doesn't mean anything. It's a starting point, but I've never had a set cycle right at that exact number, and even had the number different side to side.

When I called Deaver they said they won't do just the main leaf. But that is my experience

 

I'm not sure what number he's talking about (52.5 " IIRC) Is this length overall ?? Seems pretty short for SUA but yea doesn't matter in this case anyway, spring length is going to flucuate on shackle end anyway (not a fixed point like the hanger end )

Deaver steel is nothing special regardless of what the shiny brochure says, they want to sell you another pack, you can use ANY main spring off ANY vehicle as long as the parameters are met

 

He's talking pivot to pivot. And I can't agree with MCM more, everyone claims a perfect number for a leaf setup. So not true. Every truck and every pack is different. God I hate leafs ha

 

HA! tell me about it...time for links with a totally hydraulic/pneumatic susp. system... someone get started immediately..

 

No one uses special steel. Its all spring steel. But if you knew what a 62" pack looked like you would know that the military wrap is very tight. I called them about getting a new main leaf and they said they make the first 3 as a set because of this. We are not talking OEM springs here. You can not just grab a main leaf and slap it in, they are made alot different than the OEM type packs you use for the packs you put together. They have a rebound leaf as well.