2011 Precedent - Heavy Duty Leaf Spring upgrade (mounting bracket troubles)

Kauaigirl · 04-21-2021, 02:23 PM

I'm upgrading my leaf springs to heavy duty springs. I was able to mount the drivers side springs with no issues. When I attempt the passenger side, the mounting bracket holes for the u-bolt do not line up properly. When I put the u-bolt in place, the leaf spring "center bolt" does not seat properly in the hole on the mounting bracket. If I line up the leaf spring bolt, then I can not get the u-bolt to line up with the holes. Has anyone had this problem when changing out original single spring leaf to the heavy duty leaf spring?

If I have the mounting bracket pressed against the leaf spring and the bolt not seated in the hole, will I have a suspension failure if I drive on it?

I'll try to get pictures and post in comments.

kevinmoore73 · 04-21-2021, 02:41 PM

Is the spring oriented correctly? The longer part should be towards the front of the cart.

Kauaigirl · 04-21-2021, 02:43 PM

Yes, I even took the spring out completely, measured it and reinstalled to make sure.

Kauaigirl · 04-21-2021, 03:04 PM

The first two pictures are on the passenger side where I'm having issues. The 3rd picture is the driver side where everything is seated properly. The frustrating part is the driver side took me all of 5 minutes to put back together... everything just fell into place. I've been struggling with the passenger side for hours!

rowlands57 · 04-21-2021, 03:50 PM

When I have dealt with suspension parts on regular cars I always get everything lined up and hand tight before wrenching everything down tight. You may have an issue where the other side is fighting you. Try to loosen that up so that the components have more play and see if that helps.

Kauaigirl · 05-04-2021, 10:40 PM

Update... New Problem.

Once I got everything put back together there is a rubbing noise coming from the rear tires. When up on jack stands I spin the tires and it appears that the tires are rubbing on the mounting brackets (both sides).

What did I do wrong?

Kauaigirl · 05-05-2021, 02:20 PM

Well I found a couple other people who had this problem. The suggested solution was to loosen up the u-bolts and beat the snot out of the bracket with a rubber mallet... hitting them towards the center of the buggie. I did this and it seemed to fix the problem.

simply_sarcastic · 06-06-2021, 12:40 AM

Yes! hit it with a hammer, that tends to do it🙃...
A little bit of "gentle persuasion" 😁

04-21-2021, 02:23 PM	#1
Kauaigirl Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Kauai, HI Posts: 6	2011 Precedent - Heavy Duty Leaf Spring upgrade (mounting bracket troubles) I'm upgrading my leaf springs to heavy duty springs. I was able to mount the drivers side springs with no issues. When I attempt the passenger side, the mounting bracket holes for the u-bolt do not line up properly. When I put the u-bolt in place, the leaf spring "center bolt" does not seat properly in the hole on the mounting bracket. If I line up the leaf spring bolt, then I can not get the u-bolt to line up with the holes. Has anyone had this problem when changing out original single spring leaf to the heavy duty leaf spring? If I have the mounting bracket pressed against the leaf spring and the bolt not seated in the hole, will I have a suspension failure if I drive on it? I'll try to get pictures and post in comments.

04-21-2021, 02:41 PM	#2
kevinmoore73 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 16	Re: 2011 Precedent - Heavy Duty Leaf Spring upgrade (mounting bracket troubles) Is the spring oriented correctly? The longer part should be towards the front of the cart.
kevinmoore73 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 16

04-21-2021, 02:43 PM	#3
Kauaigirl Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Kauai, HI Posts: 6	Re: 2011 Precedent - Heavy Duty Leaf Spring upgrade (mounting bracket troubles) Yes, I even took the spring out completely, measured it and reinstalled to make sure.

04-21-2021, 03:50 PM	#5
rowlands57 Gone Wild Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Greater Myrtle Beach Area Posts: 153	Re: 2011 Precedent - Heavy Duty Leaf Spring upgrade (mounting bracket troubles) When I have dealt with suspension parts on regular cars I always get everything lined up and hand tight before wrenching everything down tight. You may have an issue where the other side is fighting you. Try to loosen that up so that the components have more play and see if that helps.

05-05-2021, 02:20 PM	#7
Kauaigirl Not Yet Wild Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Kauai, HI Posts: 6	Re: 2011 Precedent - Heavy Duty Leaf Spring upgrade (mounting bracket troubles) Well I found a couple other people who had this problem. The suggested solution was to loosen up the u-bolts and beat the snot out of the bracket with a rubber mallet... hitting them towards the center of the buggie. I did this and it seemed to fix the problem.

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06-06-2021, 12:40 AM	#8
simply_sarcastic Not Yet Wild Join Date: Dec 2019 Posts: 2	Re: 2011 Precedent - Heavy Duty Leaf Spring upgrade (mounting bracket troubles) Yes! hit it with a hammer, that tends to do it🙃... A little bit of "gentle persuasion" 😁

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