Identifying number of leaves in spring assembly

Cacti_Ken · Post by **Cacti_Ken** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 8:18 pm

About the leaf springs!! When counting total number of leaves in the assembly, do you count the shortest piece of flat bar also?

Post by **wesk** » Sat Apr 30, 2005 7:38 am

You count all leaves from the top main to the last on which sits on the square plate with the U bolts in it. You do not count the square plate with the u bolts.

Cacti_Ken · Post by **Cacti_Ken** » Sun May 01, 2005 10:12 am

Ok Wes, that is what I was thinking. The short piece of flat metal isn't exactly flat, It does have curvature in it to coincide with the others. I am going to disassemble the spring assemblies and hopefully clean them up for painting.

Cacti_Ken · Post by **Cacti_Ken** » Tue May 03, 2005 6:07 pm

How does one determine if springs need re-arching? Do they have to be mounted on the frame with a load on them?

Post by **wesk** » Tue May 03, 2005 8:59 pm

With the spring packs assembled but not installed on the jeep the eye to eye measurements are:
front 36 1/4"
rear 42"

More than that and they need re-arching.