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Off Roading When Bad - Leaf Spring

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yesterday I decided to test my new BDS 6' lifted 2010 GMC sierra off road capabilities and I really was amazed how those new trucks perform!

I had a little problem though ....I started to hear a squeaking sound from the rear left side of the truck when I when back to the pavement.

I'm not a truck expert nor a mechanic :) so please can someone tell me how serious is this:

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I know that my truck has a 4 leafs spring system but I'm not sure where did that piece of metal came from nor what its functionality

Is it easy to fix it myself? or should take it to a garage ?

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Stevens03 Senior Enthusiast

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Looks like a piece of your leaf. Take it back to your BDS lift installer. They didn't do something right, that should have never happened.

NickS Enthusiast

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BDS has the best warranty you can find. They will fix it. After that junky RC 3" lift got put on my truck, the rear end squeaked like hell, and I just jacked it up to spread the leaf springs and coated it with WD-40. That fixed my problem with squeaking.

ruggedlife Enthusiast

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thats the pad that goes between the stock leaf springs, when they took the leaf pack apart to install the add-a-leaf they probably didnt get it lined back up with the holes and it worked out, however you deffinitlyshould get it checked out, if they tried to tighten everythin with that wedged in and it worked loose your u-bolts could be loose as well. the pad is not 100 percent necessary as the AAL doesnt come with an extra one to install. but i would deffinitly get it looked at sooner than later

blackout07 Senior Enthusiast

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thats the pad that goes between the stock leaf springs, when they took the leaf pack apart to install the add-a-leaf they probably didnt get it lined back up with the holes and it worked out, however you deffinitlyshould get it checked out, if they tried to tighten everythin with that wedged in and it worked loose your u-bolts could be loose as well. the pad is not 100 percent necessary as the AAL doesnt come with an extra one to install. but i would deffinitly get it looked at sooner than later

 

 

Agreed.

tyhuck Senior Enthusiast

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Why are you off roading a new truck like that. Buy a beater for that.

 

 

What good are all those offroad goddies if you dont take it offroad?

tamimi Enthusiast

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thats the pad that goes between the stock leaf springs, when they took the leaf pack apart to install the add-a-leaf they probably didnt get it lined back up with the holes and it worked out, however you deffinitlyshould get it checked out, if they tried to tighten everythin with that wedged in and it worked loose your u-bolts could be loose as well. the pad is not 100 percent necessary as the AAL doesnt come with an extra one to install. but i would deffinitly get it looked at sooner than later

 

Thanks, thats exactly what happened !

 

Why are you off roading a new truck like that. Buy a beater for that.

 

Why would you buy a truck then?! :)

AllBlkdOut07 Senior Enthusiast

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I spent a lot on my truck and have spent countless hours on custom stuff, don't feel scratching it all up, or breaking sh*t like the original OP did. :dunno:

8.1HD/ALLISON Senior Enthusiast

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:lurk::dunno: No comment on this one, just gonna watch.... LOL

As for the piece it goes between the leafs. Did the leaf pack center bolt break? The center bolt should hold that in.

AllBlkdOut07 Senior Enthusiast

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Cant see spending all that money on a street queen. But, to each his own.

 

If you spent serious $ on your truck and enjoy showing it, you would understand, but you haven't so you don't get it. It's ok.

blackout07 Senior Enthusiast

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Cant see spending all that money on a street queen. But, to each his own.

 

 

What are you talking about. Look at Umberto's sig. He offroads in the deepest darkest recesses of hell. :dunno:

cliobogger Enthusiast

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why lift it if you arent gunna offroad it? i HATE pavement queens. just me though. to the OP, whoever installed it did it wrong or your bolt broke. either way, like they said about your U bolts, get it checked out fast.

AllBlkdOut07 Senior Enthusiast

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Cant see spending all that money on a street queen. But, to each his own.

 

 

What are you talking about. Look at Umberto's sig. He offroads in the deepest darkest recesses of hell. :dunno:

 

:lurk:

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