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Whats the proper looking arch for 52's

ZipTieAtLeast

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I put a set of 52 inch springs on the front of my blazer. They are used aftermarket from a spring company but I believe they added a few extra leafs. I took the over load out because there is six leafs already. The passenger side looks ok but the driver side seems to have a slight peak in the middle. Will that be ok or will it just keep getting worse once they are on the trail? I was thinking about taking another leaf out and having them rearched. I'm not sure how to post pictures or I would. Any advice would be awesome.
Thanks Dustin
 
52's should have a noticeable but not necessarily pronounced positive arch. If you're springs have a rise in the center giving them a "W" shape then they are bent.
 
Here are my 52s.

Is that an overload leaf on the bottom of yours? I'm not sure if mine are bent. When I took the springs apart to paint them they got kinda flat in the middle and arched at the end more. When I put them back together and installed it just doesn't seem look as strong as others like it's going to want
To flex in the middle of the spring.
 
Is that an overload leaf on the bottom of yours? I'm not sure if mine are bent. When I took the springs apart to paint them they got kinda flat in the middle and arched at the end more. When I put them back together and installed it just doesn't seem look as strong as others like it's going to want
To flex in the middle of the spring.

Yeah it's the overload from the factory pack. I have since swapped that out to a flatter overload and the springs lost a little arch without it. I still run 5 plus the overload though.
 
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