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**MidLifer** · 07-21-2014, 10:59 AM

All 4 leaf springs from my AD 3100 are "egged in the eyes" as pictured. Kind of hard to tell from this pic but the holes are definitely oval-shaped. I figure I can install new bushings but they will pretty quickly deform and/or come loose.

SD Truck spring will ship me a new set of 4 leaves for $700.

Can a spring shop rebuild these for less? Or should I just retire the old metal and replace it with new?

I guess I'm leaning toward replacing them unless it's substantially less expensive to rebuild them. There is one truck spring shop in my area that seems to do a lot of heavy truck business, I guess I could call them.

Thoughts?

07-21-2014, 10:59 AM	#1
MidLifer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: South NJ Posts: 1,268	Leaf Springs - repair or replace? All 4 leaf springs from my AD 3100 are "egged in the eyes" as pictured. Kind of hard to tell from this pic but the holes are definitely oval-shaped. I figure I can install new bushings but they will pretty quickly deform and/or come loose. SD Truck spring will ship me a new set of 4 leaves for $700. Can a spring shop rebuild these for less? Or should I just retire the old metal and replace it with new? I guess I'm leaning toward replacing them unless it's substantially less expensive to rebuild them. There is one truck spring shop in my area that seems to do a lot of heavy truck business, I guess I could call them. Thoughts? Attached Images



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