New rear leafspings

[H3Hummer]

Hello fellas, how you're all doing?

so i'm starting to look for some new Leafsprings for my H3. What would you guys recon to purchase, and, most important... where to buy some? All infos welcome, my leafs have soon 20 years on counter , not dead yet and the bushings may go for another 2 years maybe .....but......I'm not the guy who want's to wait for the .... they just give up moment.
I think i will also go once again for some next gen +2" 5100 Bilstein Shocks series , like the old ones, never had issues with them.... but any other suggestions, infos from the gurus in this wonderful forum here are welcome.
Thanks in advance guys.

 

[alrock]

I had my leafs re-arched at a local shop, and added a leaf at that time for the extra weight I had at the time with roof rack, gear, etc. That was maybe around 2014, and they were still good when I sold it. We later removed that leaf when we did the spring over for the lift.

Always liked the ride with the Bilsteins. I always had problems, but I'm glad you haven't. I'd stick with them.

 

[H3Hummer]

Thanks alrock, well I probably gonna stay with them. But the bushings of my leafs are staring go get tired after 20 years...so I hope i can find the whole leaf with bushings and that's plug and play.
To do list for the future years: Clutch ...+- in 7000 Km , the entire exhaust from front to rear to find , and the Shocks+Leafs.
In 3 years i'm retired , on list then : Raptor on chassis and underneath ...but done by a pro The Truck will be happy and ready to go for another 20 years

 

[Ac_go4it]

Hello fellas, how you're all doing?

so i'm starting to look for some new Leafsprings for my H3. What would you guys recon to purchase, and, most important... where to buy some? All infos welcome, my leafs have soon 20 years on counter , not dead yet and the bushings may go for another 2 years maybe .....but......I'm not the guy who want's to wait for the .... they just give up moment.
I think i will also go once again for some next gen +2" 5100 Bilstein Shocks series , like the old ones, never had issues with them.... but any other suggestions, infos from the gurus in this wonderful forum here are welcome.
Thanks in advance guys.

I got some Old Man Emu leaf springs. I didn't really need them, but I was going through refreshing a few things (shocks, urethane bushings, tires and rims) on my H3 Alpha, and decided it was a good time to replace the springs. They were inexpensive and work well. I had Bilstein shocks and replaced them with Fox shocks. Between the two, I like the Fox shocks a little better, though the Bilstein's are still a good choice.

My current project is getting rid of the old Onstar electronics (a parasitic draw on my battery) and updating with a push button ignition, remote start, adding blue-tooth and a replacement rearview mirror/backup camera. All this while keeping the original stock look.

Good luck with your project.

 

[H3Hummer]

good to know for thr OME Leafs

 

[alrock]

The shop that redid my springs was able to use their suppliers for the bushings, though if I recall correctly Dorman may make them as well.

 

[H3Hummer]

I'll look for best US parts only, starting with Rockauto and see all i can get there...... dude, the new USA/EU customs taxes will cost me an arm ........or a leg so if any members are ready to purchase stuff and send me private in future, just PM me your Paypal guys ....

 

[H3Hummer]

Sooo, my to have list is shorter :
got now few spares of diff seals, greaseable ball joints,the front diff bushings at the axle and from underneath, CV inner and outer boots , new Bump stops rear +front, got all the bolts for upper and lower front suspension arms , rear leafs and suspension , 2 sets of each U Joints .... well thanks Rockauto still having all this... only stuff I got from eBay are the Bump stops .
So next holydays are planed with some maintenance Looking forward for the clutch by end of the year .... then 4 new 5100 series Bilstein +2" shocks.
I found also a 4x4 adventure garage/ shop not far away, they doing frame off chassis Upol raptor line time to do ...like a 3 month job... I know where my rig is going at my retirement in 3 years