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jeepguy1948 · 07-01-2022, 12:14 PM

I think that if the truck ( I assume an A not an AA) is going to be for pleasure not for work you may want to go the a lighter spring such as off a roadster, or you can remove some leafs I would think you would want 8 leafs or less but that's up to you of course. I don't know if you are a new A owner or an old timer but you mentioned that you loosened the bolt and it broke. Those springs can kill you, yes kill you. you should have 4 clamps holding the leafs together before loosening the bolt. If it didn't explode on you then that's a pretty good indication that the spring no longer has any spring to it. If you know all this forgive me, I just don't want to see you (or anybody else) get hurt.

07-01-2022, 12:14 PM	#5
jeepguy1948 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 723	Re: Front Leaf Spring I think that if the truck ( I assume an A not an AA) is going to be for pleasure not for work you may want to go the a lighter spring such as off a roadster, or you can remove some leafs I would think you would want 8 leafs or less but that's up to you of course. I don't know if you are a new A owner or an old timer but you mentioned that you loosened the bolt and it broke. Those springs can kill you, yes kill you. you should have 4 clamps holding the leafs together before loosening the bolt. If it didn't explode on you then that's a pretty good indication that the spring no longer has any spring to it. If you know all this forgive me, I just don't want to see you (or anybody else) get hurt.