howeitsdone Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 As title suggests, my springs seem to not be sitting correctly. I measured from the bottom of the fenders to the ground (all relative and yes there will be minor variances) and get 36.5 on both fronts, 35 at driver rear, and 34 at passenger rear. Very noticeable when looking at the passenger side. New leaf springs were installed yesterday because I thought the old ones were sagging and causing the issue. There isn't but a couple of hundred pounds in the bed plus topper which is fairly spread out. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Are your shackles facing the same way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howeitsdone Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, eaglescout526 said: Are your shackles facing the same way? Yes, shackles are both correct. There is no visible damage to indicate an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Well that was my 2 cents haha. Mine was off for a bit until I found out I had one of the shackles flipped the wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gojira94 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 One sanity check suggestion, flip the rear wheels. Tire inflation and treadwear might ought to be eliminated. Or if you prefer the jackass answer (I'm good for those) put 180 pounds in the driver's seat and measure again (just joking there but ideas are ideas). EDIT: If it didn't have a cap on it I'd say get in the back and bounce the hell out of it with a couple grown dudes. Otherwise maybe load it with another 200# of stuff and do some speed bumps at low speed to get the leafs to settle and see how it looks in a week or two. If you have concerns, alert the vendor NOW and follow up after settling can occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howeitsdone Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 I've bounced on the hitch a lot actually lol Most folks have the driver lean because of the gas tank. I'm practically Carolina squatting with all new suspension (Front is almost 10k miles old). Tires measure equal from ground to top. I'm sure I could swap the leaf's sides, but wanting to see if there was any other suggestions before doing a warranty return. My fear is them settling lol. I don't want any lower or I'll need to go SOA and remove the AAL just to compensate for whatever the issue is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gojira94 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 18 minutes ago, howeitsdone said: Most folks have the driver lean because of the gas tank Actual fuel weights (tank not included), for the curious: 16 gallons of .740 specific gravity pump gas= 98.568 lbs. 18 gallons of .740 specific gravity pump gas= 113.96925 lbs. 23.5 gallons of .740 specific gravity pump gas= 144.7718 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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