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How to change leaf springs:

  1. With the truck on flat ground, remove the ubolts and ubolt plate.
  2. Now jack the truck up on that side only. Jack it until the spring seperates from the spring perch.
  3. Now insert jack stands and get the jack outta the way. Remove the spring bolts. It is probably easiest to remove them on the shackle side first.
  4. Now pull the spring out. Do whatever you gotta do.
  5. Lay the spring in place. Don't forget your shims if you were using them.
  6. Putting the ubolts on first seems to be easiest. Then the front bolts and finally the shackle bolts.
  7. Double check everything (especially those ubolts)