Swapping springs fix the Sierra lean?

Post by **mike_nofx** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:12 am

If i swap my leaves left to right, will the car then lean to the left?
Than hopefully when i get in, sit even?

Are leaves interchangable L to R?

Checked Sierra bible, and this method was not mentioned.

Thanks
Mike

Post by **PJ.zook** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:33 am

The leaves are interchangeable left to right, but its best to take it to a suspension joint and get them to reset the springs for you so it evens up again.

Post by **zookimal** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:31 am

Even with the leaves swapped, if they are the same, it might still lean to the right. All the weight (driver, battery, spare tyre) are on the right hand side. Need more spring rate/reset to a taller height or both on the drivers side. I run an extra leaf in the pack on the drivers side front to solve the issue.

Post by **Highway-Star** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:46 am

Before I put my lifted springs in, my car sat about 20mm lower on the drivers side. When I compared the old standard leaves on the ground out of the vehicle the drivers side springs where about 10mm taller than passenger side. So If I had reversed them the lean would have been worse.

Post by **want33s** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:12 am

Yep springs are interchangable but as said, swapping them will probably make the problem worse. It did when I swapped mine around.

Brand new OME +40mm (light load) rears are only $107 each from ARB.
Fronts are a little less.
Buy yourself some new ones, you wont regret it.

Jas.

Post by **alien** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:14 am

a dodgy method would be to make a leaf spacer for the passenger side to lower the pack slightly (SPUA).

I'm almost totally convinced its the spare that causes it too - since not running a spare on the back of mine i have no lean... and im running REALLY soft leaves.

Post by **Dee** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:24 pm

I had my front driverside leaf reset up just a 'touch' (5mm or so) and no more lean.

Post by **nicbeer** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:28 pm

move some of the springs around can solve also.

New springs will not always cure lean. mine has a lean with new OME springs.

christova did this on his. think he put a thicker leaf in the R right or something like that.

Post by **BOGFROG** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 3:48 pm

I had the same problem with mine with new OME's From ARB I tried swapping the fronts and it did nothing so I swapped them back and then swapped the rears and now it's all level again. One of the rears is rated more than the other and also has more arch so as to take the extra weight of the driver, spare, engine etc...
Hope this helps? Robb.

Post by **want33s** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:39 pm

BOGFROG wrote:I had the same problem with mine with new OME's From ARB I tried swapping the fronts and it did nothing so I swapped them back and then swapped the rears and now it's all level again. One of the rears is rated more than the other and also has more arch so as to take the extra weight of the driver, spare, engine etc...
Hope this helps? Robb.

I just bought a set of four ARB OME rears and they are all the same.
The fronts are marked lefts and rights.

Jas.

Post by **BOGFROG** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:11 pm

want33s wrote:
BOGFROG wrote:I had the same problem with mine with new OME's From ARB I tried swapping the fronts and it did nothing so I swapped them back and then swapped the rears and now it's all level again. One of the rears is rated more than the other and also has more arch so as to take the extra weight of the driver, spare, engine etc...
Hope this helps? Robb.
I just bought a set of four ARB OME rears and they are all the same.
The fronts are marked lefts and rights.

Jas.

Maybe it's cause mine are heavier rears? The fronts are marked A for drivers and B for passenger but the rears are marked the same as each other but one has more arch? when there around the other way it leans and when I spoke to ARB they said there is a couple of different types so go figure?

Robb.

Post by **want33s** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:32 pm

I got the light duty rears.. sounds like you got the heavy (for carrying loads) rears.
Jas.

Post by **fool_injected** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 10:58 pm

I use Lovells Springs
Both fronts and rears are labeled left and right as they have slightly different spring rates
This is to take into account the extra weight (fuel tank, battery and driver) on the right hand side

From memory Rears are SK10 (LWB=Heavier Duty) and SK8 Fronts

Post by **zookimal** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:13 pm

want33s wrote:I got the light duty rears.. sounds like you got the heavy (for carrying loads) rears.
Jas.

I have OME light duty rears in the rear and heavy duty rears in the front. Both sets of leaves have the same markings/codes printed on them.

Post by **fool_injected** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:26 pm

zookimal wrote:
want33s wrote:I got the light duty rears.. sounds like you got the heavy (for carrying loads) rears.
Jas.
I have OME light duty rears in the rear and heavy duty rears in the front. Both sets of leaves have the same markings/codes printed on them.

It goes something like this
"hey Bill there is guy out the front who wants heavy springs"
"all our springs are heavy duty, just charge him more and he will be happy"

Post by **zookimal** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:05 am

fool_injected wrote:
zookimal wrote:
want33s wrote:I got the light duty rears.. sounds like you got the heavy (for carrying loads) rears.
Jas.
I have OME light duty rears in the rear and heavy duty rears in the front. Both sets of leaves have the same markings/codes printed on them.
It goes something like this
"hey Bill there is guy out the front who wants heavy springs"
"all our springs are heavy duty, just charge him more and he will be happy"

I shall rephrase. Both HD springs have the same code as each oher. Both 'standard' duty have the same code as each other. No left and right markings that I'm aware of.

Post by **alien** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 12:51 am

fool_injected wrote:I use Lovells Springs
Both fronts and rears are labeled left and right as they have slightly different spring rates
This is to take into account the extra weight (fuel tank, battery and driver) on the right hand side

From memory Rears are SK10 (LWB=Heavier Duty) and SK8 Fronts

I ran lovells on mine and after 2 years it developed the lean =)

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