Thread: Leaf spring question

Originally Posted by happydad59

Thanks isuzurover, should I grease between springs when reassembling?

There is debate on that. I do. I also use "spray grease" in a can periodically.

Can you swap leaves between front and rear?
Not the first 3 I would have thought, but some of the smaller 'bottom' leaves.

On the rear I only need 4 of the 8 leaves, but on the front I blow through the available travel and its sagged 30mm.
Could I swap one of the longer rear leaves in for one or two of the the thinner front leaves to stiffen (and possibly restore ride height to) the front spring?

Originally Posted by Ozdunc

Can you swap leaves between front and rear?
Not the first 3 I would have thought, but some of the smaller 'bottom' leaves.

On the rear I only need 4 of the 8 leaves, but on the front I blow through the available travel and its sagged 30mm.
Could I swap one of the longer rear leaves in for one or two of the the thinner front leaves to stiffen (and possibly restore ride height to) the front spring?

What wheelbase landy do you have, what springs and what is the thickness of each leaf?

On all S2=> landies the spring packs are 2.5" wide Front and Rear, However the centre bolt holes are a different size, so that would say no.

IMHO you are better off getting the spring packs properly reset.

It's a SWB.

By eye bolt holes - do you mean the bolt that holds the leaves together?

The leaf thicknesses are mismatched 4mm on the front and ~7mm on the rear.
I'm thinking that a reset would be the best bet, but I'm unsure of who in Sydney does it.
What sort of cost is a reset?

So the leaf swap would be temporary, just thinking the thicker leaf might restore a bit of camber whilst I figure out what to do.

Originally Posted by Ozdunc

It's a SWB.

By eye bolt holes - do you mean the bolt that holds the leaves together?

The leaf thicknesses are mismatched 4mm on the front and ~7mm on the rear.
I'm thinking that a reset would be the best bet, but I'm unsure of who in Sydney does it.
What sort of cost is a reset?

So the leaf swap would be temporary, just thinking the thicker leaf might restore a bit of camber whilst I figure out what to do.

Sorry - meant centre bolt holes - fixed now.

OEM for a SWB is 9 leaf front and 11 leaf rear (but only 4.2-4.8 mm thick leaves). If you have 7 mm thick rear leaves they are LWB or aftermarket. Either way they will be stiff as a board.

A reset shouldn't cost more than $80 per pair if you R/R the springs. EDIT: make sure they temper the springs after the reset.

Yeah the rears are after market and were ridiculously stiff. I've gotten round that by swapping the leaves around. I can get full articulation now with a little weight in the rear.

Sorry to be dumb but whats does R/R mean?

Originally Posted by Ozdunc

Yeah the rears are after market and were ridiculously stiff. I've gotten round that by swapping the leaves around. I can get full articulation now with a little weight in the rear.

Sorry to be dumb but whats does R/R mean?

Remove / Refit

Cheapest I could get round here (Sydney northern beaches) was $330 the pair to reset with me doing the r/r.

Got 3 quotes. Most expensive was $450!!!