Deaver J59 Springs: Compression Under Load

Thought I would post this for general reference info.

2002 4x4 3.4 5 spd Manual (Radflo 2.5 shocks)
Deaver J59 springs (installed ~ 4 months/~1500 miles)

Measurements are for distance from center of rear axle to center of wheel well arch.

Weight (lbs)-----Driver----Passenger (heights in inches)
--- 0 --------------- 22.5 ------- 22.75
-- 240 ------------- 21.5 ------- 21.75
-- 600 ------------- 20.5 ------- 20.75
- 1000 ------------ 19.25 ------ 19.5

 

^I love data like this!


I should do the same thing with my 9 leaf Alcans, just to compare.

 

Do it!

I had the 1000 lbs in the truck today in the form of bags of sand and salt so it was easy to gather the data.