by MtnClimber Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:18 am
This is the broken 4-leaf, 1750lb leaf pack. I removed the 2nd longest spring, the next one from the main leaf. With the removed leaf, the capacity is less. The four leafs are staggered in length equally. With the complete pack, the ride was harsh and not ideal. I couldn't carry enough weight to smooth out the ride, nor would I want to. Hence why I removed the 2nd longest leaf.
I tried running lower air pressures to help with the jounce, but that only heightens my rolling resistance and could cause premature tire failure. This example is for paved roads. Off-road I air them down depending on conditions and load.
This is where the main leaf broke. Not an area that would normally have much, if any, stress if the pack was complete.
Here you can see how long the removed leaf is. This is to show where the break was in comparison to the removed leaf length.
I've tried running the stock 4-leaf set-up and it was very difficult to get the springs to budge. So I removed a leaf. BAM!, it broke. How soon til the other side breaks? I don't want to find out while I'm out in the willy-whacks. I'll toss in my boat springs, which are longer and offer a softer ride. Shocks will still go in at some point, but the boat leafs are free and this'll work for the NMW trip in 2 weeks.
Last edited by MtnClimber on Fri Mar 06, 2015 6:40 pm; edited 2 times in total