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Old Aug 5, 2015 | 11:27 AM
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Front leaf springs too flat?






I went to install the front sway bar and noticed that the front leaf springslook a bit flat, too flat if you ask me. Should there be more of acurve? I have a 351W with a C6 installed. The main leaf spring wasreplaced with a new reverse eye spring from MidFifty and one spring was alsoremoved to be able to use the stock brackets that hold them altogether. Ican put that one spring back in and use the brackets that came from MidFiftyinstead of the stock ones but I don't feel that would be enough. Do Ineed to replace the other springs or get these re-curved?



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Old Aug 5, 2015 | 12:25 PM
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Why, does it sit too low for you? I would trim the snubbers and run it if you like the way the truck sits.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2015 | 12:43 PM
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It actually sits just where I want it with how the rear end sits. I just wasn't sure if being that straight was a problem. I thought there had to be some type of curve still in them which is why I'm asking the people who know
I figured it was raise the front if I had to put more curve into it which I didn't want to do unless I had to!

Thanks for the reply.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2015 | 12:58 PM
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Nope, the stock front springs will be flat or nearly so. But, if they are worn out they won't absorb the bumps very well, and the shocks won't be able to dampen that.
 
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