Are my leafs borked?

[jmurph]

Well these don't look right .... but maybe I'm wrong ? Can't think of anything crazy that would of damaged them. But they aren't exactly nice ride back there.

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[Dr. Zaius]

Those do look borked. Or rather they look bent.

Did you jump it?

Where are you located in North Carolina?

I just swapped my FX4 leafs for a set of Tremor leafs and you can have my old ones if yours are toast.

 

[jmurph]

i just drove up to alaska, guess the highway was that bad... lol. was waiting on new icon leafs to come into stock on their site. Wonder if ford would replace factory leafs with warranty.

 

[Dr. Zaius]

Worth a shot but don't be surprised if they deny it.

Wow. That must've been a devil of a pothole ?

 

[Dereku]

Other than the bend they might be more compressed because it is jacked up on one side. That bend in the front is pretty bad though.

 

[jmurph]

Other than the bend they might be more compressed because it is jacked up on one side. That bend in the front is pretty bad though.

its jacked to the same height as the wheel would be. so thats how it looks normal with a wheel on

 

[9zero1790]

ive seen that happen on lighter load leaf springs when folks ran "lift shackles" with beefy tires and shocks. basically the shackles change the geometry of the springs in relation to how / where the load and stress impact the spring. eventually making them flop and die way early. not saying that is what caused this. just that last time i saw leaf springs that way that was the culprit.

 

[Dereku]

its jacked to the same height as the wheel would be. so thats how it looks normal with a wheel on

Yes very borked then. Please show pictures of what offroad trails you tackle. Leaf springs can take a hell of a beating. They are designed to bend, so I highly doubt you caused it. An impact that hard could cause frame damage.

 

[9zero1790]

very nice rear shocks by the way! I wanted some with the extra reservoir etc. but when gas started costing more per month than my truck payment i had to settle for basic.

 

[jmurph]

Yes very borked then. Please show pictures of what offroad trails you tackle. Leaf springs can take a hell of a beating. They are designed to bend, so I highly doubt you caused it. An impact that hard could cause frame damage.

ugh just google alaska highway near fairbanks lol...

 

[Dereku]

ugh just google alaska highway near fairbanks lol...

I have a buddy that is PCSing up there soon. Might have to visit just to drive the Dolton Highway. It's on my bucket list.

 

[jmurph]

I have a buddy that is PCSing up there soon. Might have to visit just to drive the Dolton Highway. It's on my bucket list.

better off going to anchorage or just going to yukon territory in canada. Denali is pretty nice depends on what time of the year you can handle.

 

[myothercarizahearse]

Well these don't look right .... but maybe I'm wrong ? Can't think of anything crazy that would of damaged them. But they aren't exactly nice ride back there.

mine are worse than that with ~33,500 miles on them. I don't know what I did besides constantly carry 500lbs between the camper and stuff. I can barely squeeze my hand under the bump stop on the driver side

I just swapped my FX4 leafs for a set of Tremor leafs and you can have my old ones if yours are toast.

Do you have the part number for tremor leafs? how much did they lift?

 

[jmurph]

i would of already bought aftermarket from icon if the shipping didnt cost more than the leafs themselves to fairbanks.

 

[D Fresh]

mine are worse than that with ~33,500 miles on them. I don't know what I did besides constantly carry 500lbs between the camper and stuff. I can barely squeeze my hand under the bump stop on the driver side


Do you have the part number for tremor leafs? how much did they lift?

Benny @LevittownFordParts.com can provide you the part number. They're just as much as Icons or OMEs though IIRC.

Lift should be about ½"-¾" over FX-4 leafs.

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