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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: TahoeYJ on January 02, 2011, 07:27:18 PM
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Really.
:eek:
Discovered this today. After hearing a weird noise develop a few days ago
(http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr291/JeepFreak14/163401_483825028050_562403050_5930133_1475796_n.jpg)
Don't ask me how I didn't catch it right away... Because I don't have an answer
I almost went to Tahoe for new years. Thankfully I didn't
Ordering new front leafs tomorrow during my lunch break
Figure if I order them in store at 4WP, they can have them here by Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday
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ouch shitty.. better then my problem but still sucks
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:yikes: glad your OK.
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Judging by all of the rust, it's been like that for a while.
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Judging by all of the rust, it's been like that for a while.
It's been like 3-4 days maybe? I don't know how I never picked up on it. Or bothered to check. I just happened to notice my RF shackle angle was way off this morning and after further inspection I saw the break...
Sucks, but oh well. I wanted to ditch the Rough Country springs up front for a while and now I had a good excuse
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It's been like 3-4 days maybe? I don't know how I never picked up on it. Or bothered to check. I just happened to notice my RF shackle angle was way off this morning and after further inspection I saw the break...
Sucks, but oh well. I wanted to ditch the Rough Country springs up front for a while and now I had a good excuse
have it replaced under warranty then sell them.
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ouch man tough break man. glad no one got hurt / nothing else broke.
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Odd place for it to break, it usually happens where the leaf below ends.
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Ive had a couple break mid way between shackle and axle, and one under
the axle the secondary leaf broke, I think its an axle wrap issue.
?? Who knows, vendor replaced them for free... But that's been a couple ish years back...
Dave
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Judging by all of the rust, it's been like that for a while.
raw metal around my neck of the woods would have surface rust like that in a day/over night..
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Odd place for it to break, it usually happens where the leaf below ends.
Soft leafs will tend to bend at that point. I know my SOA bends there as well.raw metal around my neck of the woods would have surface rust like that in a day/over night..
Things don't rust as fast in CA. You can see where it held on if you look at the pic carefully.
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It's amazing how a leaf spring suspension can keep working well enough to drive around with a break like that!
It looks like the spring clip could have caused the leaf to bend at that point when drooping. Might be good to open up the spring clips on your next set of leaves.
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You didn't have any steering issues, tire rubbing, etc?
Can see the tire contact the spring clamp. That thing looks really tight. To get a smoother ride, loose the clamp and let the leaves slide against each other without force on them. You can turn that clamp upward into a 'U' and still have its main purpose, to keep the leaves in alignment.
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It's amazing how a leaf spring suspension can keep working well enough to drive around with a break like that!
It looks like the spring clip could have caused the leaf to bend at that point when drooping. Might be good to open up the spring clips on your next set of leaves.
Good point on the spring clamp. I'm sure that didn't help.
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Sucks man :(
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Before I had the boomerangs up front I inverted the pass side shackle against the frame a few times, so the spring has been fatigued there for a while now.
The springs are going in to their 4th year, and they're Rough Country. So the warranty is long over and I wouldn't want another set anyway...
Steering seemed a bit funky which is why I decided to look. Thought maybe a ball joint or TRE failed and was popping. When I saw how off the shackle angle was, that's when I finally picked up on the break. The tires rub regardless so thats why the metal is bare.
I ordered a set of RE 4" springs yesterday, and they'll be here today when I'm off work :beer:
Got both sides plus bushing kit for $200 through a friend of a friend :beer:
Thinking spring over is in the near future (not that I ever go wheeling but I still want it), these will do just fine for now
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You do know the RE standard leafs are the same as Pro-Comp's 4" leafs?
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Mmhmm, I remembered that. Pro Comp wasn't any cheaper really, at least at this guys price. Maybe it's what he ordered me then? :confused:
Either way, it sits a lot better now, rides better, and is definitely safer. I hadn't really realized how much the Rough Country springs were sagging! The front end sits noticeably higher and my 35's fit much better now :thumbsup:
Actually, it sits so much better now that I thought I put my shackles on backwards because the angle was so much different than before :pirate:
Old bushings were virtually grease-less so I imagine that's what helped the most. The new leafs are also a 5 pack vs a 4 pack like the RC's so maybe the spring rate is different as well...
They sure did a crappy, half-assed job of painting these things though.