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Red_Eagle
Explorer
Sep 13, 2016

Replacing leaf springs or installing helper springs

After incurring a flat tire on our last trip, the technician who replaced the flat with my spare showed me why the tire went flat and mentioned the need to either add "helper springs" or replacing the...
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john_bet
Explorer II
Sep 15, 2016
I had a very well respected shop replace my springs in Sept. of '13. I found one broke last winter and the rest flat. I visited the shop and found out they put on wrong spring rate. New springs fron E-trailer and their time fixed the problem. Their money not mine and an apology. Our mistake.

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