w250 front leaf springs
03-17-2012, 09:42 PM
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w250 front leaf springs
anyone have the link to a thread concerning them? i ordered a set new from SDtrucksprings.com a few months ago and they are already sagging. id like to replace them with a quality set, and i'm not too finicky on the ride quality for the time being. any suggestions or feedback? thanks
03-17-2012, 10:52 PM
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i am willing to spend the extra coin to do it right this time. can you give some feedback when you get to driving it? ive seen alcans being used a couple times looking through the posts
03-17-2012, 10:58 PM
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Yup you bet. Here is a few pics in comparing the stock VS alcan. You can see the longer 2nd leaf of the alcans will hold the weight better and should not sag as quickly. Bill at Alcan was very good to deal with too.
03-18-2012, 03:56 AM
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where do those mount? i replaced the in-frame bushings when i did the front springs and are the eyelets in the springs the same bolt size as our factory springs?
03-18-2012, 06:50 AM
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I did the same thing,and I haven't had any issue at all.
When I got my SD springs, I brought them to my local spring shop, had them add the sliders between the leafs and added 2" to the height. Been great ever since. Really surprises me, but I guess anything can happen.
How much have yours sagged ? Where are they sagging ? Can you post pix ?
If I ever did my springs over again, I would have a custom "main" spring made out of a thicker leaf, as the OEM main spring is a little thin for my liking, and seems to have a slight bend where it meets the #2 leaf just below it. Seems a little too far rearwards from the main to #2, but that's the stock configuration. It's either that or add one more leaf between the two. You can see what I mean in the pix Biltit posted above. I guess Alcan has addressed this issue.
Sorry to hear you're having trouble with them. I guess I'll have to look @ mine the next time I'm under there.
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When I spoke to Jungle, he said that new holes would have to be drilled in the frame, as this mount he makes was designed to be lower than the original frame mount. This was the only reason I didn't buy them, as I didn't feel comfortable drilling new holes in my frame.
Maybe I misunderstood him, but when I told him I was nervous about figuring out where they were to be mounted, he said he understood what I meant. I don't think they're supposed to go in the same bolt holes, according to Jungle.
How did you do yours ?
03-18-2012, 12:14 PM
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Yup, bolt on the template and enlarge the centre hole, pretty easy. I would rather replace the whole mount than try and dig out the old bushing and put a new one in, thats my opinion anyways.
03-19-2012, 05:53 AM
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I would keep the springs and buy the 2" or 3" Hangar/Shackle lift from Jungle . that's what I'm gonna do. it replaces the front leaf spring hangar and the shackle on the rear of the front leaf spring. Keeps your steering geometry correct.