would spacers sort my draggin ass?

[pasty]

So rather than dish out cash on new rear springs that will more than likely sag again, can I put spacers in there to get the ride height back to where it should be?

cheers

[andyverran]

This maybe of no use to you, but in the course of taking mine apart I noticed the sag disappeared when I removed the excess weight in the form of the rear bumper and tow bar...I'd estimate that the rear rose 2", though it's hard to spot on the pics, if you look at the height of the rear spoiler against my garage door you can see it.

[pasty]

yeah I can see theres quite a difference!

The trouble is with mine being a working truck its always got a load of stuff in the back!

[andyverran]

yeah, it was a long shot!

harder springs it is then...my guess would be that spacers would have much the same effect as removing weight, fine when empty but to soft loaded up?

[red barron]

The reason that your springs are sagging is that they become weak over time, in the same way shock absorbers (dampers) do. It is better to have them changed for obvious reasons. Weak springs are liable to fail over time.

[pasty]

I'm not spending any cash on it like that, I'll sooner lower the front to match than dish out on new springs.

Shes only a shooting wagon, not your usual hairdresser mobile

[BUSHWHACKER]

I'm not spending any cash on it like that, I'll sooner lower the front to match than dish out on new springs.

Shes only a shooting wagon, not your usual hairdresser mobile

So you'd rather buy spacers instead of springs that will acellerate spring failure, even though it's the exact same procedure to fit either and are the same price?
What a dick!

[woodwarm]

So you'd rather buy spacers instead of springs that will acellerate spring failure, even though it's the exact same procedure to fit either and are the same price?
What a dick!

Think you've got the name wrong.

Mr Pasty is Steven not Dick

[Benross]

I'm not spending any cash on it like that, I'll sooner lower the front to match than dish out on new springs.

Shes only a shooting wagon, not your usual hairdresser mobile

Springs really aren't expensive, £70/£80 from roughtrax?

[shokenore]

Someone on here a month or so back had fitted range rover classic springs.
£40 or so if memory serves me right?

[Wolfracer]

I'm not spending any cash on it like that, I'll sooner lower the front to match than dish out on new springs.

Shes only a shooting wagon, not your usual hairdresser mobile

This is a joke, right?

[shokenore]

This is a joke, right?

It is in all probability said in jest.
Hopefully.
If the OP's budget does not run to a new set of springs and he was just asking for advice then surely that is his own prerogative?
Just playing devil's advocate here.
Perhaps he had just won these;
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1211573052...84.m1435.l2649

At least he wasn't advocating running down cyclists......

[pasty]

indeed

I ask for advise, put my tongue in cheek a bit and I get called a dick.

splendid... real nice guys.

Thanks to Red for explaining.

[NiftyNev]

If you carry a load and just install spacers then that will not prevent the springs from possibly bottoming out. How much do they sag and how much you got between coils with a load in the back? Maybe spacers would work for you if springs still have a bit of life in them. Can't really see spacers causing early spring failure, as has been suggested.

Nev.

[Wolfracer]

So Pasty, you ARE buying new springs then?

I'm confused.