REARCH LEAF SPRINGS AT HOME FOR FREE - Easy Leaf Spring Re-Arching | DIY Lift Kit | Leaf Spring Sag
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- Rearch leaf springs how to do it, cheap and easy. Does you truck sag? Is the back of your truck considerably lower than the front? Does your truck look like a dog about to take a doo doo? It seems like now's a great time to consider re-arch leaf springs on your truck before people start laughing at you non stop. rearching your own leaf springs is super easy and I had no idea until I watched a video by zip ties and byass pliers. Without that video I would not have the courage to fix rear squat on my truck. There's also a truck squat song and I'm impressed but that's not what this video is about! truck squat when towing trailer can be easily repaired like this if you got the cheap simple tools to get it done. There's other videos by squat truck samroc and others but nothing like this! Leaf spring re-arching leaf springs is too simple not to do. Budget lift kit all up in here as well as an all spring lift. I probably lifted my truck 4 inches just saying. leaf spring sag is one of the biggest culprits of squating trucks and we gotta start fixing that! Leaf spring rearching is much easier than you may think! probably the best diy lift kit or diy anything youll ever do to your truck!
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Excellent video and very informative. Thank you. A+
Thanks a bunch!
Great explanation of the process, Thank you!
I appreciate it!
Great video, fully of experience..!!!
Thanks a lot.
Best wishes and regards from Copiapó, Chile.
I hope it helps you!
Thanks for a great video
Thanks for the information. Very helpful.
great video, if you do this yourself a spreadable jig is nice. i take mine into a shop and have them shot peened after i get them where i want them. it makes them hold a lot longer and it’s not expensive.
Thats an interesting idea. Probably knocks the rust off too
Thank's for you 👍👍👍👍
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Now that you have lift springs you can improve ride by moving shackle position to a straight up and down angle this will allow your effective spring rate to soften as it goes over bumps, not good for stock springs but great for arched springs 👍
Thats exactly what I did !
the 'most replayed' part of this video had me rolling in my Aeron!
Boy oh boy you got it good !!! We had to use a sledge hammer an logs !!!
Sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do 👍
A thanks cause that will save me alot of money I can dearch my springs using your method for my Peterbilt thanks again
I would not advise redoing your own leafs on a semi truck. They carry an insane amount of weight and if you weaken the leafs, they could break on the road and kill a lot of people.
@@NightWrencher mines not for work it for play mainly to haul my toy hauler
If you look on raynes or 4 states they sell an air bag low rider kit for them that's what I'm building for mine it'll make sense of you see videos on TH-cam
I checked it out but I just wanted to make sure I told you it could be dangerous. I hope it works out for you bro 👍
@@NightWrencher thanks it will I just want to dearch my main leaf to go lower a cause slammed Pete's look badass bro but thanks for looking out on the safety part of it I appreciate it
Wicked video
Thanks man 👍
Great video..!! Thanks for the info.. have the lift springs sag any with the time?
No sag yet but I'm sure they will over time
@@NightWrencher thanks for the info..!! I’m going to be doing my very soon…
Yessss zipties and biasplys
That guys a riot 🤣
@@NightWrencher slave lake is my dream truck
@@NightWrencher and I love all of his Nick names for shit. Really funny
Lmao love watching his stuff
the bats excited: )
Aint he? 😂
Thank you for sharing. How long does this work?
We'll since I uploaded this video, I 've been offroading over rocks several times and they have not sagged yet.
I would love to try and win a carburetor from you,I have learned a lot about them from your channel.
Thanks a bunch! Ill post a formal video about the details in the next video! Stay tuned and good luck!
Excellent video, going to try this on my old mopar springs; can you please give me the length and width of the jig so i can build one Thanks!
I'll get that to you tomorrow when I get back home. Its been a few months and my springs are still nice and arcd.
Using 2 inch square tube, outside dimensions are 10"x6". Center gap needs to be able to clear your leaf springs so adjust it accordingly.
@@NightWrencher Thank you for the info.
Hey man great video & thanks for putting this up.. do you think a 10 ton press will still do the job? I got a '63 Galaxie with flat springs & it'll cost $400 to get the re-arched by a local firm, but I can pick up a 10 shop press for $100 & that'll come in handy for other stuff around the garage
Yeah I'm pretty sure you should be ok as long as you dont try to press the whole pack together at once. You can try it all at once but if it cant do it then one by one should be ok
@@NightWrencher Cool, yea was gonna split the pack & start with the top leaf first & work my way down.. I may end up adding a leaf as well just to stiffen it up. I'd imagine it'll be trial & error a little bit to get it close to factory spec as that's what I'm aiming for to give me more clearance on those 295's I'm trying to fit under the guards. Thanks again from down here in NZ
No problem man. The top 1 or 2 leafs decide ride height so start with those and go from there
Its Zipties and biasplyes not biaspliers. Just sayin. Hes like my favorite channel to watch. Dudes fuckin hilarious and informative glad you learned something from him and had success doing it. Love the dodges I have a 93 d250 cummins I'm doing this same thing on my leafs currently. Keep up the good content. 🤘
After this comment I checked his name and you're right, its biasplies not biaspliers lmao. Hillarious channel. Always have a good time watching his stuff.
Came here for my buicks leafs they are level as can be since the shocks have been empty for years wish me luck
Good luck man!
@@NightWrencher thanks homie!
Been needing to replace the leaf packs on my '81 w250 Ram. Ive never even heard of doing this, & while I coukd see it working short term it doesnt seem like it would hold up very long. This video is 3 years old & I would love to know how it held or is holding up.
You're right. It won't last more than a few months. Dayton parts has the best quality aftermarket springs. You can find cheaper, but not better. I managed a spring shop for 10 years.
Nice. Adding more watch time & 👍 175.
Stay safe, Joe Z
Thanks man I really appreciate it!
How did bake your so the spring steel will hold arch.
Its pressed cold so youre basically just indroducing a bunch of little bends into the steel to form the arch instead of heating it and giving it a new shape. It been several months and a few thousand miles and my springs havnt sagged at all so it may not be very scientific or proper, but it works 👍
I have almost 10 year old leaf springs which flattened out almost level with my overload springs because i carry a heavy canopy, plus ladders on top and lots of gear in my truck. Do flattened springs loose strength and become weak and useless or are they worth re bending????
Spring steel can be bent several times before they get damaged. I recommend rearching your current springs and adding another 2 to each side to help with the initial load as well as the overload springs.
@@NightWrencher Ok great, I just bought a used set of leaf springs with low miles and I will go to a spring shot so they can add a leaf or two as you say to each side. Is 2 more leafs not going to be way too stiff suspension? Going from 3+1 overload to 5+1 overload is that going to make it 66% more stiff? My mid size pickup has a 300lb commercial canopy plus 500lb of gear in the back, so easily 800lbs without even passengers and driver another 500 lbs. So total 1300 lbs, manufacturer load limit is 950. 1 leaf extra is not enough??
You can do 1 leaf first and see how it goes. Depending on the type of leaf, 1 might be enough. It will be a little stiffer
I subscribed we watch a few of the same channels and have the same interest
It does seem to be so! Thank you!
Only problem with this is arches won't last I'd suggest welding a T shaped adapter with a pipe that will slip over the press head make sure it's strong and just use the gap in the stock I beam brace on the press and arch each side of the leafs from the quarter Mark in to the middle and out to the outside then do the other side of the leaf in the same pattern that way the arches are stiffer and starting in the middle of the arch and not the middle of the leaf will let you see where you need to bend to keep them in spec
i would agree with you but actually its been years since this video came out and my truck hasn't really sagged at all.
what kind a gravy is shot all over the inside of that extended cab?
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@@NightWrencher lol
I just want to know If I rearching my leaf spring it will add height to my truck
A lot. The more you arch the higher it goes but it also gets a little stiffer. I gained 6 inches in the rear and 4 in the front so when I put my trailer on, it sits level
@@NightWrencher that's nice. I just crank my torsion bar up.the front become higher than the rear. The problem is the leaf spring sits at the bottom of the axle, thats why I can't put some lift blocks to make it leveled.Now I will try this rearching method.thanks a lot dude.
You could also do a spring over flip kit. Itll probably be easier
@@NightWrencher im wondering If I do that the, the height of the rear portion will give too much height.Whaf do you think if I put some longer shocks, the ride will not become stiffer?
The gain is usually the thickness of the axle tube so if its a 3 inch axle tube, you'll gain 3 inches. Longer shocks wont make your ride stiffer if you stick to the same model you have now. You can undo your spring pack and just rearch the top spring so see how much height you need then rearch the following ones depending on how stiff you want the ride
wouldnt that just come back after a few months?
You would assume it would but since I posted that video, my springs havnt sagged at all even with towing. But I havnt overloaded them either
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Yes sir 👍
Why not put them side by side and choose a measurement of the gap you want to use and make lines on each leaf across them all where you will bend and write down the number of pumps if you want so you don’t forget and then do the bends on those lines, w the same number of pumps ..if that makes sense that way they all turnout the same w the flat spots and just all turnout even..
That would definately be a better way 👍 I havent touched my leafs in a few years since making this video bit it might be time to revisit
I don’t have a press :(
It only a temporarily fix. Will go back very prematurely
Its been 3-4 years since this video, and my springs are still fine
There's something else I do that requires 15 pumps
I only make it to 12. Never get to the full 15 💀
free lift kit lmao
Its not stupid if it works ;)
A you could be George Lopez cousin
Just a little 🤣
For free! If you have a hydraulic press and a welder. 😣
I dont think tools are ever included in the cost of a build since you can keep using them over and over.
I mean, fair enough, but I don't even have a floor in my house or barn that could hold a press up. This could get expensive fast.
I guess thats true. I poured my own concrete slab by hand for my barn and thats where I have my press located. Doesnt need anything fancy for the floor, a solid slab of concrete is pleanty
Don't let anyone say you're not a solution man.
Too much talking and explaining. Gets boring.
Lol
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