mkirsch wrote:
What are the new springs made of, gold?
Local spring shop recurved a set of springs and added a leaf for $150. Including taking them off the truck and putting them back on.
It sounds like the spring gods like you better than me. You got the Deal of the century for your upgrade. Considering per hour shop time, price of an add a leaf spring, time to disassemble the spring pack and clamps and new parts with larger clamps plus time to reassemble the now thicker spring pack. I suppose the job could be done with the springs in the vehicle. Just undo the U-bolts, leave the main leaf and remove the other leaves, insert the add a leaf, then reassemble the rest of the leaves back into the spring pack, clamp things together with new teflon pads between leaves. When finished however, you still have an old set of springs that have been stressed through years of use.
Doing the job myself will save me half the cost, $1200.00, from having the local reputable spring shop do it for me. Got my helpers, all mechanically inclined, lined up. Have funding for pizza and beer. This may happen over the weekend if the parts get here. I'll need to setup tarps because the weather is supposed to suck. I'll also get all 4 wheels brake pads replaced. The truck and camper are going to be in good shape for my little trip coming up. That'll be another post.
