Here are the steps of leaf spring measurements:
1.Measure along the spring’s surface on the left side.
2.Measure along the spring’s surface on the right side.
3.Measure the height between the center curve and the outer curve.
4.Measure the height of the keeper in the middle-most dense section.
5.Measure the overall width of the leaf spring end to end.
6.Measure the height of the spring eyes.

Add-A-Leaf to Your Suspension:
Typically the front springs are a style called “tapered leaf springs.” This means the thickness of the leaf is greater in the middle and then tapers off thinner to the end. This leaf spring acts more like a “bow and arrow” or a “butterfly” and has some give or bounce.

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