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Old 04-09-2017
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Uneven Rear

Quick question for you guys. I noticed recently that the rear end of my drivers side is about an inch higher than the left side. It is noticeable from a distance when I look at it. Just replaced leaf springs, so they are brand new, shocks are only 2 years old, I don't see any cracks, or other anormalies. Any idea what could cause the right side of rear end to be higher? Body mounts worn? I have 220k on this truck. its the only thing I didn't replace
 

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it is because the weight of the driver and full fuel tank is on the driver side

that side of leaf spring prematurely sags , it is reality
 
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no....because the driver side sits higher than the passenger side.
 
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the driver side will sag very soon

the person who installed the springs did it correctly , not every leaf spring has the same amount of arch

the mechanic installed the higher arch spring on the driver side to counter act pre mature sag
 
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