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A - Dan,
If you have an axle which is set up for mono leaf springs there
is absolutely no advantage of installing multi leaf springs in place of
the mono leaf's, In fact there are draw backs.
One being
cost. In addition to the regular Install Kit you must also use the
Conversion Spacer Pads.
The mono
leaf spring does not have the center bolt head sticking out of the top of
the spring and there is no corresponding hole in the spring seat on the
axle. Therefore a spacer plate must be installed between the top of the
multi leaf spring and the spring seat. In order to allow room for the
spacer the urethane axle pad is not used.
This brings us to the second draw back, stability. Notice the top of the
axle pad for the mono leaf, it has what we call "speed bumps" on
it. These bumps locate in matching grooves on the spring seat which helps
lock the spring in place. The conversion spacer pad does not have these bumps.
Therefore the spring is held in place with only the u-bolts or t-bolts.
However, in most cases they will provide enough strength to hold the
spring in place.
Bottom line, I would advise sticking with the mono. - Mike
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