Add a leaves

[stockk5]

I did a search on this but didn't get many definite answers. I have a diy4x shackle flip, 2" block and stock springs. I want to get rid of my blocks and add my zero rate to move my axle back 1.5". Being a poor college kid my friend has a set of 2" long add a leaves i could get for cheap to hopefully replace the block. I know they stiffen up the ride but with my stock springs i think it would almost help cuz they are soooo soft i have extreme axle wrap and have even broken one from inverting them so much. This K5 is a DD/wheeler once a month. So who has put a LONG add a leaves in worn out stock springs? Where exactly do you put them in the pack? i keep reading below everything but b4 the overload? or after the first spring ontop? thanks for any advice!

 

[apache]

Ive always installed the AAL between the bottom overload and the last actual arched spring in the pack. Be forget to find new center pins if you add. Personally if I was adding a AAL to my stocker pack id throw the stock O/L in the trash unless you really load that thing up..

 

[stockk5]

yeah i planned on doing that. i just hope doesnt effect ride to much and actually gives me the 2" lift.

 

[chulisohombre]

yeah i planned on doing that. i just hope doesnt effect ride to much and actually gives me the 2" lift.

the add a leaf goes between the last arched spring and the overload.i would leave in the overload as it gives you a quarter inch of lift also.it doesnt really affect the ride much either.make sure as was said to replace with alonger center pin.it will net a 2 inch lift by affecting the overall spring rate.adding a zero rate will give a inch of lift also.so you would end up around 7 to 8 inches of total lift to match 8 inch springs.

 

[GsxrMike]

I think you get about an 1" of lift out of the overload don't you? Thats about how thick mine are...

 

[AJMBLAZER]

He's talking about a long add a leaf. Goes between the top most leaf and the second one down. You get less lift than a short add a leaf but it acts more like a leaf that was supposed to be there from the start. Less harshness and less sagging.

I put on in the rear pack on my '96 Ranger and I liked it. More work but the soft spring pack stayed pretty soft and I got about an inch of lift and less axle wrap.