Leaf Springs: Maintenance And Repair

It seems like with age, everyone falls victim to the pulling force of gravity – even your springs! Fortunately for you when it comes to the leaf spring, repair is possible. The leaf spring, or cart spring, is essential for vehicle suspension. In fact, well-maintained leaf spring will allow better support for your vehicle, maintains your ride height, maintains vehicle alignment, and are a more affordable alternative than coil springs.

While a leaf spring doesn’t fall victim to wrinkles as it ages, it does start to rust and lose its strength as a result. Since the strength to pull, suspend, and keep those wheels heavy on the ground is the essential job of your leaf springs, having one rust or weaken is definitely going to be a problem.

While you may never have noticed a leaf spring in the past, you’ll certainly notice should it start having problems. Consider the act of pulling a trailer with your vehicle. With a damaged leaf spring, you’ll be having one bumpy adventure. Whereas when the leaf spring is repaired and attached at one or both ends of the vehicle frame, your ride is guaranteed to be much smoother.

Is your vehicle your main source of transportation? Perhaps you only have one family car, you rely on your vehicle for income, or you just love getting away from it all on a family vacation. Whatever your reason for needing a ride, proper upkeep of your leaf springs is essential to the effectiveness of your vehicle. Regular truck spring repair and maintenance will ensure that you are getting the most from your springs without having to replace them entirely.

At Smith Springs we have same day turnaround, competitive pricing, and quality customer care. For Emergency Service or to schedule maintenance or repairs for your leaf springs and suspension, call Smith Springs at (800) 619-4652