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JoeChiOhki
Mar 23, 2012Explorer II
sirdrakejr wrote:
Look at the Helwig add on spring for the existing springs. They may work as well for you.
Frank
I'll take a look, the BDS is an actual curved leaf that goes in at the bottom of the spring pack that's roughly 3/4" thick, just above the flat overload spring (You actually pull and replace the pin) and adds a substantial amount of weight capacity to the pack (The figure off my last ones said between 700-1000lbs per pack depending on the age of the original springs).
I used this kit before on my half-ton truck and it added quite a bit of capacity to the rear springs, to the point where it took over a 1000lbs to level the rear end out with the front (it sat high after that).
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