Tacoma Spring refurbishing

The details you need 2 3/8 inch wide springs. Cut to fit. You can do the rest.

 

Ok so I am an adventurous little bastard and frugal. I want to fix my ailing 06 D cab springs add 3" of lift and be able to tow my trailer w/o bottoming where do I start??

I mean what yr truck? I know S-10 was mentioned any others ?

 

Generally 1/2 ton trucks. My springs came out of a 3/4 ton truck.

 

Here is a picture of my current leafs






So what does the springmaster think I should do?? If I get my hands on Chebby springs which ones out of the pack am I using? Also which ones out of my current pack am I tossing?

 

I'm looking at tackling my leafs this weekend. I'm shooting for 2-2.5 inches. what kind of shocks do most of you guys use?

 

How far down did you cut from the hanger on your first leaf then second? I did 3.5 on each which is what doug told me to do.

 

I did the same, measured about 3.75" shorter from the end of the bottom leaf, an did the same for the next leaf to keep it consistent

 

Doug has stuff going on that might keep him from logging on everyday.

 

Oh, ok doug told me to do it 3.5 from the hanger not the last leaf. cause I was just wondering why your chevy leaf was so close to the hanger.

 

i just pulled the old leafs from my international scout II and there 2 inches wide. does anyone know if this is safe to use since there narrower than the leafs on my truck?

 

I prob should have done the same instead of measuring 3.5 from the hanger. It would have given me a softer ride. my ride is pretty stiff without any weight in the bed.

 

Ok, I'm back sort of... Mom is gone but mission accomplished, she is now residing next to my Dad at Ft. Rosecrans (military cemetary) & gotta say, if i was going to be anwhere, thats where it'd be, beautiful, right on the bluffs of point Loma overlooking pacific ocean, awesome...


Any questions ??

 

Sorry dude, when I told you 3.5" I should've dbl checked, i assumed (stupidly) that the config was typical of toyota, i now know that they vary in distance

 

No its all good man, I still got the lift I wanted and a better ride. When I load my bikes and trailer its like a dream carries 500 lbs with ease. I might redo them over the summer but we'll see. I appreciate the knowledge that you gave me and all of us. sorry about your mom

 

can i use these? there 2 inches wide and they look like they have good arch and about the same thickness. I'm just worried about the safety with them being more narrow than my oem leaves

 

I wouldn't recommend using them only because they're too narrow, when you bundle & strap them with tension clamps, the narrow leafs won't be clamped laterally (side-to-side) & it could end up breaking (very worst) or be an annoying gimp spring thats slapping around doing its own thing because they aren't in unison with the others...

 

thats what i was afraid of. thanks for the help though!

 

I got a slight vibration in my floor board and gas peddle when I redid my leafs a month ago, should I install some 3* shims?

 

I wouldn't go to shims until I've determined the drive angle/vib can't be resolved by dropping the carrier, i know most will go right to shimming the axle, but every vibration issue I've dealt with has been fixed dropping the CB 3/4" , oddly enough though haven't really had any trucks that developed vibes after I worked on them other than my own, but have corrected a few others with other types of lifts

 

ill give that a shot its a little easier to get to then the leafs