Leaf springs...

[arch_stanton]

I use the pro-torque nut on everything they work great follow the instructions.

You don't have to buy paccar parts get your springs after market I have had good luck with Triangle brand. I don't run over the road I run a dump truck we are overloaded all the time especially on the truck rear Axels and trailer Axels the front springs don't fail very often and are not overloaded nearly as much.

I used to get a good deal from my local Peterbilt dealer but they kept raising my price and I finally had to start buying from a few local parts stores that carry brand name parts I do have a Kenworth dealer that now gives me good parts pricing.

You will save a ton of money finding a good none dealer parts house, there are times you have to buy from the dealer but keep it to a minimum to save.

Paccar now has a cheaper brand of parts both Pig Tough and TRP some are brand name repackaged and are of good quality but some are crap the problem is figuring out the good from the bad, I will not buy any of there off brand stuff unless I am positive it is repackaged brand name.

About 7+ years ago my Peterbilt dealer started selling TRP break shoes that were supposed to be re packaged brand name break shoes I was told they were the same quality and brand that I had been buying for 20 years and they were shi#t the rivets came loose and the linings cracked when the rivets come loose you get that break squeal and it was not just one bad batch I had drive Axel problems trailer problems and front Axel problems breaks that were relined over a few years all had a few shoes fail, sure they will give me a new set of shoes put what about a new center fuse drum? and now my breaks are uneven buyer beware