broken leaf spring

[BigRedJeep]

looked under my truck today to find out why trailer brakes were acting up and i saw the leaf spring broke.

anyone know what caused this? and dose anyone have another set of stock springs?

 

[Tail_Gunner]

Several years back, I would occasionally hear a loud bang from the rear of the truck when I was towing my old work trailer. I couldn't ever find where it was coming from.

Then one day while going down a bumpy road, I heard another bang and saw something tumblng down the road in the mirror. I went back to investigate and found a piece of broken leaf spring.

I went to a local spring shop and they gave me a choice of stock type springs or ones with an extra 2 leafs. Since I did so much towing and had power enhancing items on the truck that might cause additional twisting force on the rear springs, I opted for the heavier ones.

It rides rougher than heck now, but I doubt I'll ever have to replace them.

 

[BigRedJeep]

it must have happened at night a few weeks ago when i was hawling a heavy load on my 25ft gooseneck. since then i have noticed it rides a little different and sounds like something is sliding foreword when i slow down, im assuming that i found the culprit.

 

[Tail_Gunner]

I would recommend replacing the pair. If one failed, the other may be on its way too.

 

[WD40]

No you don't want to replace just one, also I don't think
a new pair of shocks would hurt you. LOL

 

[BigRedJeep]

that is tru wd40, replacing one or two things at a time, when i got the truck it had 108,000 on it with everything stock.156,000 now and i have replaced clutch, altanator, waterpump, batteries, tires, and a few other things. suspension is next, anybody have recommendations for springs and or shocks?

 

[MidwestOffroad]

you can replace one but trying to find one spring is the hard part most only want o sell pairs.. also I have seen many SD with broken springs..

 

[JRJ04]

billstein shocks!!

 

[godofdew11]

my 97 broke a rear and a front, my dads SD broke a rear, im keeping a close watch on my 03

 

[blowinsmoke]

im getting lift kit kit when taxes get back no need for the stock springs. also got monster yj with sbc v-8, 1ton chevy axles, all spring , no fender trimming, on 40inch hawgs could go bigger 4,000 springs free. family lives in ohio county kentucky or springs 4,000 jeep free how ever you look at it