How to install leaf springs

The change is not as dramatic but its in the right direction. Position the new leaf spring under the mounting brackets.

The Trailer Leaf Spring 2250 lbs.

How to install leaf springs. Turn the rear-wheel lug nuts loose. Elevate the truck at least three inches at the back end with a hydraulic jack and place a jack stand below the rear axle. With the truck suspended at the rear remove the loosened lug nuts and slide off the rear wheels.

Now you should have clear access to the two rear leaf springs. Installing the New Springs 1. Position the new leaf spring under the mounting brackets.

Bring the new leaf spring under the vehicle. Screw the leaf spring to the front bracket with a ratchet wrench. Pick up the end near the front of the tire.

Attach the spring to the rear bracket. Step 1 - Prepare. Before spring installation you will have to prepare your old suspension.

You should begin to prepare. Step 2 - Raise Vehicle. When the leaf springs have been prepared and you are ready to install the new ones the first.

Step 3 - Remove Springs. Next you are going to start to. Learn how to replace rusty leaf springs shackles and leaf spring mounting brackets in your truck or suv.

I also show how to replace leaf spring bushings an. Attach bushings into the front and rear eyes of the leaf springs. Position new inner shell into the rear eyes and install the leaf spring in it mounting surface.

The front pin should be inserted through the bracket leaf spring eye. Fix the pin base in the large bracket hole and make sure it is secure. Bolt-on traction bars for leaf spring cars have been available for what seems like forever.

They work and there are all sorts of different versions out there. Slapper bars sliding link bars bars with rollers on the leaf pack bars with a rocker designed to rotate into the spring eye and so on. We finish up the Eaton Detroit Spring leaf springs from National Parts Depot with an install and driving impressions.

We give tips on removal of the rear spr. Heavy-duty leaf springs are stronger and resist bending as easily as regular leaf springs so that the load will ride better without the leaf spring bottoming out. This can be a great help if you are hauling extremely heavy loads.

However there is something else to consider about heavy-duty leaf springs. To day Im installing some 2 12 over leaf spring assist helper springs Part number AC111030 made by autocraft on my 2007 Chevy express 2500 cargo van. Watch as I install a 6 degree pinion shim to try and correct my pinion angle.

You clamp the spring segments together with c-clamps and also do so at the clamp itself. Then you fasten the tabs on the clamps. Should be a very tight fit when you remove the c-clamps.

Ive done a couple of sets of springs in the past. They are somewhat time consuming to install correctly. Ex-Global West GM 1991-1995.

The Trailer Leaf Spring 2250 lbs. 6 Leaf item SP-256275 is sold as a replacement spring for older trailers and measures 26 inches for eye to eye center to centerIf you are replacing the springs and hangers you will need to use the same center to center dimension as the original mounting brackets. Demonstration of a Trailer Leaf Springs Replacement.

Today were going to show you how to install a typical leaf spring onto a trailer. What we have here is a typical 4 leaf spring on a 3500 pound axle. The first step involved is loosening this bolt here and this bolt here on the bottom and this top one we do not have to worry about for now.

I dont recommend installing an additional set of leaf springs on the trailer. This wont actually increase the trailer capacity since youll still be limited by the axle rating but WILL create an extremely rough ride during travel. Reply from Ruben R.

Now you know 2 great tips for making a better mount for trailer axle springs. Dont weld on the stress faces of a beam and 2. Add a stress buffer to spread concentrations.

For a third tip use longer leaf springs. The change is not as dramatic but its in the right direction.