Should I replace the Leaf Springs?

heyobie wrote:
1988 Ford E350 Travel Master Motorhome (became Coachmen), 12,000 LBS, 30,000 miles

Bought this a few months ago and have been fixing it up. Things are good except the home has a strong lean to the passenger side. When I checked the leaf springs, they look rather stressed (to me the leafs should have a bow to them with the ends higher than the axle. These are straight to the ends pointing down)and I counted the leafs.

Driver side has 10 and passenger side has 8. Is this by design?

Should I replace the passenger springs to new 10 leafs. And had helpers to both sides?

Thanks in advance,
Obie

Obie,

That set up is not at all normal. This coach is 30 years old. I bet you dollars to donuts that somewhere along the line a spring failed (any guess which side) and it was replaced. Any shop work a shat would have only done the job with a matched set (even if the owner was cheap - liability). So, someone with no sense of responsibility found a spring and put it in there.

First, try to find a scale where you can get weights by wheel. The go looking for a truck spring shop. Many spring shops have no capability to do the replacement, but can either repair the right spring or make a pair that match....

Matt