Leaf spring question

[nsiti]

Originally Posted by Richard

Hard to believe that you are getting so much irrelevant information from ORD. The reason your springs will not compress has nothing to do with the weight capacity of the leaf packs. Has ORD actually seen pictures of the installed springs? There are two options to fix what you have. Move the shackle hanger closer to front hanger to correct shackle angle at unloaded state, or make new springs that have a longer eye to eye dimension in an unloaded state. If the people at ORD you are speaking to are saying anything different. They should not be working there. Ask to talk to the owner Stephen.

Richard, thanks for sharing your thoughts. We have come to the same conclusions. Moving the shackle hanger forward would raise the truck even higher than it already is (which is higher than the specifications call for) and move the axle further off-angle, so that's not an option. Making new springs seems to be the correct route. After getting the run-around from a couple of ORD employees over the past 12+ months, I am now communicating with the owner Stephen, with whom I have shared photos. He told me that the springs were designed for a much heavier truck and asked for the weight of my Suburban. I provided him with the weight and am interested to see what comes next.

Regards,
Nick