I just bought a ProComp AAL and I need to know a little something about installing it. My 08 FX4 Screw has C looking brackets on either end of the existing spring. Judging from the length, the new springs will extend past those brackets. Anybody know how to remove these things? They look like they have a pressure fit bolt holding them in place from the bottom. Anybody got any info for me?

 

All you members out there that have installed an AAL and nobody willing to give a fellow member any info?

C'mon guys......please?!

Also, what do I do about the urethane tabs at the ends of the springs? The existing ones extend out below to where they will interfere with the new springs. The new spring came with them but do I really need to install them? The reason I ask is because one of them was damaged during shipping. Anybody know where to get replacements?

Thanks in advance

 

ok heres how i did mine. i had BDS AAL. jack up the truck supporting the frame. then jack up the rear axle to relieve some pressure. put c-clamps on the leaf's. then u do the u bolts. after pulling off the u-bolts slowly let off the pressure the c clamps are holding. once you have relieved all pressure (c clamps will be able to come off) add the new leaf (pack it with grease) then use c clamps to tighten leaves back up. put u-bolts on and your good to go. the "brackets" i think your refering to, you do not put your new leaf into. im gonna go take a photo for you of what mine looks like.

thats what i remember from doing mine. its been a few months tho. if you have any questions let me know.

 

Haha....you said jack off...




couldn't help myself, sorry. lol

 

the added leaf is below that "bracket" i think you were referring to

 

Hey thanks 06yz250f.

What is that flat piece in between the AAL and the bracket I was talking about? Am I correct in saying that you put the AAL in between the 2nd longest leaf and the short helper spring?

I really do appreciate the help and the pictures.

 

that is something that came with my AAL kit. it just hammered into 2 holes already drilled. im not sure what its really for. and yes it goes between the helper spring and 2nd longest.

 

Thanks man.

How'd you make out on getting rid of that easy bake?

 

well, i have a very interested buyer. came by and looked at it and cooked some cookies, but they backed out last minute....

 

Bastard.... he doesn't know what he's missing out on!

Keep your head up though man! Someone will buy it!

 

06yz you've got it installed incorrectly and it actually looks like you got the aal for the 4 leaf setup and yours is a 3 leaf, or it's in backwards. All of the leaves should be flush together and you have it under your spring clip. You guys are talking about 2 separate pieces. The original answer is the spring clip and what 06yz referred to was the tip insert or squeak pad. In order to install a long aal you need to bend the clips out with a pipe wrench and then once you get your aal installed correctly you just hit the clips back in place with a hand sledge or if you have a smaller hammer then you'll have to heat up the clip to bend it back. Many aal kits will come with after market clips so you can just rid rid of the factory ones but if not then do it as I stated above.

 

I know my AAL is as long as 06yz250f's and it didn't come with new clips. I understand that I have to bend the clip to get it off but what I don't understand is how it is fastened. Is it just pressure fitted on the sides or does that little piece in the bottom center of it actually hold it in? If that center peice has something to do with it then how do I go about reusing the factory clips when my AAL doesn't have a hole for it? Do I really need to use those clips? What will happen if I don't have them on there?

 

The clip is riveted to the spring and you don't need to remove the clip. If you do indeed have the long add a leaf which goes above your clip leaf then you simply bend the clips down and you will hit them back into factory position once you have installed the aal and your u bolts.

 

kansasjoe, we followed the instructions. and the box/ number said it was for my truck. i double checked when i bought them. the added leaf is supposed to be shorter than the 2 long ones and longer than the short helper spring.

i added below the instructions dealing w/ AAL. mine are installed correctly. the leafs said front and rear, so unless some moron had stamped the opposite it should have been mine are right.

 

this isn't an f150 but look at the Added leaf