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Old 03-30-2021, 12:35 PM   #1
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Surely this can't be right... rear leaf springs

New to me custom skoolie 2003 Ford Diesel E-450 SuperDuty Thomas Built short bus.

Driving home wasn't horrible but I found myself having to correct the steering quite a bit. Left -> correct to right, then right -> correct to left. I figured I just wasn't used to it from driving a fairly new vehicle for a while and maybe this is just how it drives, but it's a bit unnerving. Anyhow, upon further inspection of the rear (which still sits an inch or two higher than the front, I noticed the leaf springs don't quite look right to what I imagine they're supposed to. Maybe I'm not educated on heavy vehicles but someone talk to me about these? Do I need to have them replaced? Are they supposed to look like this? It's about the same on both sides but this is from the driver's rear (dually). Could this affect the steering too or would I look into something else for that?

Alternatively, I've seen some posts about adding air bags to help with suspension.






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Old 04-10-2021, 12:50 AM   #2
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Look up user ABBus. he has a pretty extensive thread about his suspension issue. if you don't know how to find another users threads, let me know.

Attaching pictures is really useful.

I'm not sure, but it may be more steering/front end related. if something like your steering box or linkages are worn, you could get some swaying.

if your frame is out of alignment, you might have some tracking issues. have someone follow you far enough back to see if the rear of the bus is off to one side or another.
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