Re: Leaf Springs

[busath@gav.gat.com]

>I am in the middle of a conversion on a 1989 Isuzu Pickup and have come
>to the point of deciding whether or not to add a leaf to the rear
>suspension.  It is a 1/2 ton truck and I am adding 20 US-145 or T-145, 15
>in the back and 5 in the front.  Any input would be much appreciated.
>Brendan Gilmore

Hi Brendan,
        Last February I hauled 20 US-145's from Corona to San Diego in the
back of my '89 Toyota Xtra-cab PU. Most of them were forward of the rear
axel. This was slightly exceeding the owner's manual weight limits. There
was little rear-end sag and the steering did not seem to be affected by the
weight imbalance. IMHO putting some batteries up front would be a good idea
as long as you can keep them behind the front wheels, with the remainder in
front of the rear wheels.

HTH Jon.