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sagging leafs?

Post by seaeagle »

how do ya tell if ya leafs are to far gone? i want to put ext. shackles on but i hear if the leafs are knackered it wont do anything, so .......
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Post by tweak'e »

the fact that its sitting lower than normal ??

you can get them reworked but if its a comman problem, like we have had with our navarra's, then adding or replaceing the main leaf is the first thing to do.
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Post by Goatse.AJ »

What vehicle is it?

There are a couple of cheapy ways around your problem, particularly on smaller trucks.
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Post by G_loomis »

Having sagged out springs can be a benefit...sure you will have lost ride height...but you gain flex. Throw in extended shackles and you will gain a little in ride height but still have the flexy leaf pack.
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Post by TYLER »

stuff puttin new ones in yet, get ext shackels or drop shackels and ya get mad flex!!!!! i rate f*ked springs :twisted:
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Post by seaeagle »

its a 62 cruzer, the back looks like its droped a little but im no expert....
shackles...whats the diff with extented and drop?
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Post by mudmacaca »

Go the drop shackles they work sic 5x the price but 100x the flex
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Post by G_loomis »

seaeagle wrote:its a 62 cruzer, the back looks like its droped a little but im no expert....
shackles...whats the diff with extented and drop?
Extended shackles are just normal shackles but have a greater distance between the 2 pins.

Drop shackles are the things superior engineering and climax make.

http://www.superiorengineering.com.au/ (scroll down to see pic)

and before you ask...do a search on here...there is shite loads of info (and opinions) on these products!
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