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Offline anesthes

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Front leaf: 3-leaf vs 5-leaf
« on: December 04, 2007, 09:24:41 am »
What's the difference?

1981
Leaf Spring Front
Chevy Blazer   3 LEAF

1984
Leaf Spring Front
Chevy Blazer   5 LEAF


Ride height different? or just stiffness?

-- Joe
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Offline Timber

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Re: Front leaf: 3-leaf vs 5-leaf
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2007, 05:21:04 pm »
I just went through this chasing down OEM replacement rear springs for mine.  The short of it is the ride height is the same but the 3-leaf packs are much, much softer.
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Offline anesthes

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Re: Front leaf: 3-leaf vs 5-leaf
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2007, 08:28:57 pm »
On the front?

So far I've found 2 leaf, 3 leaf, and 5 leaf front springs..

-- Joe
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Offline Timber

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Re: Front leaf: 3-leaf vs 5-leaf
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2007, 07:17:58 pm »
No, mine were rear.  The 3-leaf springs were rated at 1300 lbs/side, the 5-leaf springs were rated anywhere from 1900 to 2200 lbs per side.

For a front spring, the difference in stiffness is probably not nearly as drastic considering they're carrying the weight of the engine.
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