Mine is dead on straight and square. I am not a rookie when it comes to modifying. My truck sits level now. My back was wore out and sagging also so I just added a couple leaves in to make it look right. It only had 6 in the rear so I think the po removed some. Mine are still wore out but now I have 9 on one side and 8 on the other. It's just a hunting truck. It didn't have to be perfect but needed work. I don't ever "ASSume" anything.

 

Some rearching info for anyone interested... Rearching Services - Eaton Detroit Spring

 

Cool. :)

I read that same guy's BS way back and all I can say is "don't do it". :)

He says a lot of crazy things without backing any of it up.
One particularly troubling statement was about rust not effecting anything. :/
That's my number one concern.

Iron takes the oxygen from the water and then leaves what behind?
H+.
H+ is little. ;)
Like -really- little! LOL :)
Makes whole atoms look huge since it's a single nekkid proton! LOL :)
It forms hydrogen cracks in the steel, that's one reason rusty steel is so
dangged weak and reheat treating it will just make the situation worse.

The cracks don't repair but the hydrogen can be driven out to lessen future
damage but that process isn't the one he's doing.

When re-quenching the steel the cracks are still there and many times are
made worse by the process. Tools are sometimes reheat treated but they
aren't covered by rust and full of hydrogen and its cracks. ;)

What's his reason for not doing it cold?
"memory"
Not "it'll break".
He don't want to get into any "it'll break" discussion at all. ;)
So it's got a "memory", so what?
Re-arch it a little farther and let it settle back.
The factory did that just like all spring manufacturers do, including him and
his reheat treated springs too, ...and so can you. ;)

When your spring breaks, he'll blame it on being too rusty when you gave it
to him or some other excuse. Betcha. ;) You will be out the money and the
spring.

Re-arch the sucker yourself, you get some exercise and if or when it goes
"bad" you are only out the spring, not the money. ;)

Any comments? :)

Alvin in AZ

 

Okay so got the truck back last night. I gained one inch in the front as far as clearance between the spring and bump stop. So the total there is 3" now. The back gave me 2 extra inches between block and bumpstop. I will get a measurement on the total distance tonight. I can say the truck rides sooo much better, I think the fronts were bottoming out quite a bit, its a lot smoother now.