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Old Mar 15, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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I am looking to get some new and better leaf springs for my truck to replace the worn out stock ones and i one was wandering if anyone has heard of the brand JC whitney and if they are any good also it 242.99/each is a good price for the Extra-heavy-duty Leaf Spring, (2-1/2" wide) 5-leaves, 2850-lbs. Capacity, Rear Type seen HERE
 
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 01:08 PM
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Dang that's a lot of leafs!! I think I counted 10! Do they change the bend on them in order to keep the stock ride height, or do they lift the truck like 4" in the rear? They look super heavy duty. I just added a Pro-Comp add-a-leaf to my truck to restore the integrity of the leafs. It lifted the rear of the truck about two inches, and the truck barely sags when I throw my big trailer on it. Look at how bad it sagged before with the pic in my sig. A lot cheaper too, only cost me about 90 bucks for the pair, and two hours of my time to do the job myself.
 
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Old Mar 16, 2009 | 08:03 PM
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I think the picture is just a general one it is supposed to be 5 leaves
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 02:02 AM
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What do you tow to suffice new leafs? I would go with an AAL. It is cheaper, and very simple. My trailer is 8300lbs. and the truck doesn't even show that it's on there anymore. Pretty nice investment for towing.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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I may look into that it is just that my leaf springs look flat and they are no longer lined up(ie each leaf is off set and the part that keeps them locked together and straight broke off a while back) so instead of getting factory leaves I though about just getting new after market ones, and also as for towing I two a camper a small trailer that weight I don't know what, a 25 ft blue wave boat, and more often than not the most amount of sand and or gravel and mesquite that I can load in there and I know that at this point I can hold less in the bed of my truck(before bottoming out) than in my cousins ford ranger of the same year
 

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