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Old Aug 15, 2020 | 02:22 PM
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Default Vibration from add a leaf on 98 rwd options

I installed an add a leaf on my 98 rwd a couple of months ago. They were sagging bad for a while too. I get the drive line vibration everyone talks about around 30mph goes away at 50mph.
I replaced my u joints about a year ago but I'm sure the vibration isn't good for them.

My question is the back is noticeably higher then the front. If I got some 1.75in coil spring spacers for the front would that help with my vibration at all?

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Old Aug 15, 2020 | 04:31 PM
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Why do you want to mess with the front springs when your rear springs are shot and have been band-aided with an add a leaf?

Fix the real problem - your rear springs are shot.

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Old Aug 16, 2020 | 06:43 PM
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Would it be crazy to keep and add the add a leaf to a new pair of leaf springs? So I dont feel like I wasted money.

Also any recommendations on leaf springs that dont add to much lift that I wind up with another vibration problem?

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Old Aug 16, 2020 | 08:55 PM
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For a 2wd your only cheap options are to drop the crossmember and/or leaf spring shims.

Coil spacers and add a leafs are junk.
Bringing the front up would help but it is impossible to guess how much.

I have ome front coils and dorman rear leafs.

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