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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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Re-Arched Springs

Has anyone had their front springs on a W250 or W350 re-arched? If so do they hold up pretty well? How much arch can they put in it? I want to level up my W350 with either re-arched springs or new springs, but I don't want to remove my blocks in the back to level it up.
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 10:13 PM
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I looked into this a while back at my local spring shop(Inland truck parts)and they didn't recomend a rearch, they said they would probably start sagging within a year
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Old Feb 9, 2009 | 11:33 PM
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If you have this done ask them to put a support leaf full length under the top leaf. It will help support the ends that tend to get tweaked.
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 12:21 AM
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i replaced my main spring with a flipped eye on each sidem and added one leaf to each pack. it leveled my truck. total cost was 200.
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 12:27 AM
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Had mine done and an extra spring added as stated above last summer. Seems to be holding up just well.
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 06:29 AM
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Just trying to get some ideas. Adding a support leaf is a good idea along with the re-arch. Also a good time to put the poly-glide buttons at the end of the leaves to smooth the ride a lil bit. Thanks for the input.
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr. Big Ram
Had mine done and an extra spring added as stated above last summer. Seems to be holding up just well.
X2 except I bought my truck that way. I have put approx 20k on it so far and no signs of sag...the ride?, now thaaats another (kidney busting) story.
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Old Feb 10, 2009 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by TLRMAN
If you have this done ask them to put a support leaf full length under the top leaf. It will help support the ends that tend to get tweaked.
How do they add a spring when on the passengerside on the pumpkin the 2 studs barely are long enough as it is? Do they remove them and install longer ones? Just curious? I want to raise mine even with the back! Thanks, Robert
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