Archive Garage 2005-2023 Tacoma Leaf Springs MD HD XD

Perfect, only 1/4" thicker than my current pack. Thank you! I already have an extra set of round U-bolts that I got a while ago from you.

Excited to give the MD pack a go! The Dobinsons 110's I have are now flat after about 2.5 years.

 

@ARCHIVE I installed the MD leafs today. How much can I expect them to settle? Currently sitting at 26" hub to fender with an empty bed.


Compared to my old Dobinsons 110's (which are muddy)


Installed



Guess I'll have to adjust the front up some. It is currently at about 2" of lift.


Now the whole rear is Archive. Hammer hangers with cross tube, trail series shock relocation, U-Bolt flip option 3, and now Leaf springs.

 

Thanks for your support! Should come down a little 1/4"-1/2" over time. You're probably about 2.5" lift because you don't have much weight, as you say bed is empty. But it's good to have capacity for your trips when loaded.

Eric

 

A couple of those links are broken. Can you update your original post?

 

Thanks for heads up, fixed

 

Hey Eric,
I have some deaver u402 stage 3 springs that are a few years old and they are already sagging. Would the deaver xd be the one to get?
Thanks

 

Best thing to do is weigh the rear axle before you spend more money, so you're not guessing.

I've had about 6 customers underestimate their rear axle load by an actual 1,000 lbs

But Archive XDs do sound like a good fit if your stg 3s are flattened or negative arch

 

Good idea. How does one weigh their rear axle load?
Thanks!

 

It is good to load it up like it would be for a trip, then go to your local scale, such as at a scrap yard.

I recommend getting whole vehicle weight, then pulling forward with front axle off scale, just weighing rear axle weight.

For a Double Cab, stock rear axle weight is about 1900 lbs

 

How accurate are weigh stations?

 

Plenty accurate enough, +/- 50lbs is as close as you need. Scales near me read in 20lb increments

Ask them if it's certified, and how accurate

 

@ARCHIVE Possibly a dumb question, but will the MD leaf pack work with a stock hanger/shock tower configuration?

 

Yes. We do recommend a shock for lift that doesn't exceed 15" in it's collapsed length, but has over 24" extended length.

The stock hangers will flex more as you increase the leaf spring rate, we highly recommend Hammer Hangers for ride quality, no matter what springs you have.

 

Back and forth between the XD and he spring. If I get the XD spring and it ends up being to much am I able to pull 1 leaf out to get to the hd capacity?

 

Yes the XD is the HD + 1 leaf.
So you can swap back and forth

 

@ARCHIVE Would I be able to run the MD leaf springs with no weight in the bed. I would like the rear pretty much level to maybe a inch of rake. Currently running allpro std leafs and the timbren bumps are pretty much touching the frame without weight in the bed

 

Ordered on Monday and should be getting them soon! Hammer hangers already installed! Was for sure a full day of work doing it on the side the street but got it done!

I did order the XD pack but will remove a leaf to install as the HD leaf pack. What springs is the +1 that I need to remove?

Thanks!

 

Yes you can, expect about 3" lift. 3" lift will measure about 11.25" from top of axle tube inboard of perch, up to bottom of frame

 

Thanks for the support! Pull leaf #6 from top (the shortest arched leaf)

 

Ok thanks. Will measure and see