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I just bought a '06 OR with 103k, and took it to Pismo over the weekend. This was the first time there was much of a load in it (3 people and bags) and I definitely noticed it hitting the rear bumpstops on larger freeway bumps. Looking under, it seems there's really not a lot of room between the axle and the stops, despite the wheel gap looking decent (I do have 33's though). I'm not looking for much lift, but if I'm replacing components, I might as well go in that direction.
A replacement ARB/OME leaf pack is abotu $440 shipped (https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/arb-leaf-spring-cs061r/_/R-BHWQ-CS061R). This would be a simple job of unbolt old, bolt in new. I would replace the bushings as well. Seems not too bad in the labor front. (I do my own wrenching)
If I go AAL, the stock, main leaf doesn't get replaced, there's varying amounts of lift, and some are longer springs, but all do largely the same thing. The amount of time spent wrenching sounds considerably more, as you're also dismantling the leaf pack.
The main concern I have, is that if you go AAL, you're still using your old main leaf. How is that going to hold up in 30k, or 50k or 100k? I prefer to do something right the first time. If anyone has 50k+ on an AAL setup, I'd be curious to know how it's aging, and if you've run into any troubles with it?
A replacement ARB/OME leaf pack is abotu $440 shipped (https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/arb-leaf-spring-cs061r/_/R-BHWQ-CS061R). This would be a simple job of unbolt old, bolt in new. I would replace the bushings as well. Seems not too bad in the labor front. (I do my own wrenching)
If I go AAL, the stock, main leaf doesn't get replaced, there's varying amounts of lift, and some are longer springs, but all do largely the same thing. The amount of time spent wrenching sounds considerably more, as you're also dismantling the leaf pack.
The main concern I have, is that if you go AAL, you're still using your old main leaf. How is that going to hold up in 30k, or 50k or 100k? I prefer to do something right the first time. If anyone has 50k+ on an AAL setup, I'd be curious to know how it's aging, and if you've run into any troubles with it?