Adding rear leaf springs
So I’ve decided that I pretty much hate the air bags that came on my rig. It’s another 2 items I have to frequently check on, I hate airing them up, and as they do lose air slowly I find it’s a pain w...
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memtb wrote:
I have suspected and this morning verified, that the springs on our Bigfoot were “frowning”.....no longer “smiling”! ?? The result of a “very” heavy RV sitting on underrated springs for 10 years! Internet research showed that on the E450 chassis, two spring packs were available....a 5100 pound and a 7200 ( HD pkg.) pound. We have the 5100 pound springs. Will be ordering new springs soon.....another RV related project ??! Will likely upgrade the front coils also.....it looks like it’s “cold-trailing”, while traveling down the road! ??
The rear springs on an E450 are not designed to be smiling like many leaf springs, but rather appear more or less straight, slanting diagonally, even when new. The amount of arch is very slight and to my eye sometimes almost looks recurved, though that may well just be an illusion.
