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OK recently I put on a 10in lift and 38.5 tires with 18x12 Welds. Recently I saw that about 3-4 of the leaf springs from the bottom were pushing out away from the axle on the left side and towards the axle on the right.( so both sets of leaf springs are pushing left as your looking at the back of the truck)

I checked the bolts and they were loose, I meant to re torque them down after the kit installation. My friend said to loosen the bolts and bang the leaf springs back in with a hammer then crank the bolts back down and should be ok.Would track bars help this issue?

What else could happen? Axle twist? Its sticking out maybe an inch. About 4 leaf springs on left side and about 3 possibly 4 on right side. Drives fine, Im just worried Its going to cause major damage later. Since I cranked the bolts down it seems better but just wondering.

Oh also the blocks are a little shifted.
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OK recently I put on a 10in lift and 38.5 tires with 18x12 Welds. Recently I saw that about 3-4 of the leaf springs from the bottom were pushing out away from the axle on the left side and towards the axle on the right.( so both sets of leaf springs are pushing left as your looking at the back of the truck)

I checked the bolts and they were loose, I meant to re torque them down after the kit installation. My friend said to loosen the bolts and bang the leaf springs back in with a hammer then crank the bolts back down and should be ok.Would track bars help this issue?

What else could happen? Axle twist? Its sticking out maybe an inch. About 4 leaf springs on left side and about 3 possibly 4 on right side. Drives fine, Im just worried Its going to cause major damage later. Since I cranked the bolts down it seems better but just wondering.

Oh also the blocks are a little shifted.
Thanks guys
Post a pic and stop driving the truck. If you spit out a block it could be ugly at any speed. Are the leaf springs aftermarket? If the have the bolt holding them together, I don't see how this could happen. I can see the blocks shifting if the u-bolts were loose though. How tall are the blocks?
 
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