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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 06:29 AM
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Your good. I forgot about that TSB, and not only that, I had a copy. Having a history of going to the comics first in newspapers, I need pictures. Maybe the op does too.




 
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Old Sep 29, 2017 | 01:01 AM
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Thank you guys a lot. I had to make a trip out of town, But will get right on this when I get back. The pictures help me out thank you. Had no idea a rear spring would affect the front so much. I'm fairly certain now that this is where my problem lies.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2017 | 01:22 AM
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Old Sep 29, 2017 | 06:17 PM
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I just got home an hour ago. I put a jack under the front shackle of the rear spring and jacked it up so that the rear was completely even. Front shock stroke came within 1/16" of each other and the front fender to ground measurement came within 1/4".
If this is a flawed way of testing, please let me know. But it looks to me like sagging rear springs.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2017 | 07:50 PM
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I'm not sure I'd classify it as sagging rear spring.




From the data I provided in a previous post, it's compressing more due to the 60lb front side to side differential and the 80lb rear side to side differential, 140lbs total. And that was with me playing driver seat dummy, so a four bagger at the time. Curb only it's fairly even, but springs can take a set.

If you flipped rear springs side to side you might get the same, or an improvement. You can try that, or you can shim.
 
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