I added new leaf springs and now the suspension is leaning

2001 NISSAN FRONTIER
24,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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TUCKRAMUS
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I'm not much of a mechanic but I'm trying to beef up my truck a little bit. I recently put on helper leaf springs to the rear of my 2001 nissan frontier and they helped tremendously with the sag and soft suspension. as time has gone on, however, I have noticed a continuously greater tilt on the entire left side of the truck. when I measured the gap from the top of the tire (both front and rear) there is a 4 inch difference between the right and left sides. I thought I might have been the helper springs, but the tilt is in the front as well and the rear so I don't know what it could be. Any ideas or advise would be greatly appreciated. thanks for your time
Tucker in California
Nov 28, 2008 at 7:16 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

i would be replacing the springs as they have sagged considerably and the helpers wont help much with these springs in this condition, check then out.

mark (mhpautos)
Nov 28, 2008 at 8:50 PM
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