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Jul 24, 2009 | 11:07 PM

crazymut

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From: Davis, Ca.

spring rearch

Ok I was looking at getting a leveling kit for my truck, but talked to a local shop, thanks W.A. Ranger, and he said all I needed to do was rearch my springs to get about two inches. I dont need higher blocks or a different spring pack. He does all the retempering at his shop. My question is this all I need. As I said all I want is about two inches of lift.

Jul 25, 2009 | 01:25 AM

tm0231009

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Not saying it isn't possible...but I have never heard of it being done that way...keep us updated I'm curious.

Jul 25, 2009 | 05:55 AM

Mark Buzzard

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From what I have read on here, you will need to add a leaf if you want the re-arch to last. I went with the Zone offroad product and am very pleased, uses progressive spring pack and ride is only slightly stiffer than stock. came with an adjustable track bar and all hardware for $295. 5 hours to install by myself. I elplored the re-arch method on another vehicle several years ago, are they cold arching or heating the springs? I was told they would eventually re sag over time. Our engines are just to heavy.

Jul 25, 2009 | 06:14 PM

crazymut

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From: Davis, Ca.

From what this guy said, our springs in the front, all two of them, being a taper type of spring and the way they are made they are actually equivilant to a six leaf spring pack of conventional style. I did not get to talk to him that long, it was after hours. I dont know if there is a resag issue or not. He did say he felt that adding a taller block was just a bandaid if you only rearch to stock. They will be higher off the groung but sag the same as they did so your ride will still be that of bad sagging springs. The rearch would be past stock arch and add about 2.5 inches. He uses a heat treating method to do the job.

Oct 2, 2009 | 11:33 PM

mechelement

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How did the rearch turn out? I just installed new shocks on my truck and the fronts seemed really compressed. I found a measurement on this forum between 4.25" and 5.20" from the top of the front spring perch to the bump stop. It's damn near 2.5"-3", so I have a bit of sag. There's a local spring shop that custom builds springs and I believe they do a heat treated spring rearch as well. I assume they anneal, rearch and possibly anneal yet again, then temper them to bring the spring properties back.