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Old 07-09-2017, 02:23 PM
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I may be purchasing a decent shape 93 for $700. The leafs are shot I was wondering if I can use leafs out of a 99 since my local scrap yard has a set for about 60.

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Yes they will work fine.
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There ya go! Save
about $140 about $140
bucks with the junkyard set!


Until you realize that the junkyard set is just as bad and you have to do it again in a few months, and that $60 was completely wasted, along with a Saturday that you could have used for other things....
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Until you realize that the junkyard set is just as bad and you have to do it again in a few months, and that $60 was completely wasted, along with a Saturday that you could have used for other things....
And that is assuming you can even get them out
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Originally Posted by TrailerTrash
And that is assuming you can even get them out
Yea, I would rather buy a new pair than go through the agonizing pain of removing leafs from two vehicles.
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What's wrong with the leafs in the first place ? maybe you can add a leaf ?
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That's a band-aid. If it's sagging, it needs to be replaced.
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Might be time to consider a lift as the leafs are the most costly part of the lift 'kit". Installing used ones isn't a good idea in so many different ways.

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