Rear leaf springs

[KVB]

I was wondering about my rear leaf springs, is there way to test if they are still “good”. Can a spring shop tell me if they will be good for a 1000 lb or 2000 lb load.
Can they be taken apart, sandblasted, repainted and put back together?

Thanks

Ken

[lolife99]

Anyone?

[1LowToy]

Yes they can be taken appart and checked out. It's pretty back yard stuff. I took three sets appart, matched them up, added a #2 and 3 springs. Rides a little too stiff and I plan on removing the extra #3 spring to soften up the ride. The problem with mine was that the springs were mush and the truck would lean to one side. I found the the arches were different from left to right. Look in some of my previous posts and you can find the spring pics.

My wife fed my computer a cup of coffee and it choked along with the pics

[asolde]

I just purchased a set of springs, shackles, and bolts from www.sdtrucksprings.com I was going to pull them, clean them, rearch them, rebush them, but I think it's less head ache just to replace them and prolly cheaper too.

[1LowToy]

Not a bad price for the springs, till ya think about the shipping weights. Any way here's some pic of the spring build I did. Extra spring set was $10 plus new center bolt from the hardware store and some knuckle skin.

This spring set will hold an A** load more than stock.

[asolde]

Originally Posted by 1LowToy

Not a bad price for the springs, till ya think about the shipping weights. Any way here's some pic of the spring build I did. Extra spring set was $10 plus new center bolt from the hardware store and some knuckle skin.

This spring set will hold an A** load more than stock.

Wondering if you could post up some better pictures of how you have all your jack stands placed under the truck to support it.

[skillet]

Originally Posted by 1LowToy

Yes they can be taken appart and checked out. It's pretty back yard stuff. I took three sets appart, matched them up, added a #2 and 3 springs. Rides a little too stiff and I plan on removing the extra #3 spring to soften up the ride. The problem with mine was that the springs were mush and the truck would lean to one side. I found the the arches were different from left to right. Look in some of my previous posts and you can find the spring pics.

My wife fed my computer a cup of coffee and it choked along with the pics

When you say #2 and 3 springs, do you start counting from the bottom or the top? Thanks.