Help with preload for a ladder bar/coil over car

Jim Caughlin · 01-08-2020, 08:00 PM

Quick and dirty way to check preload (assuming you don't own scales): park the car on a flat floor, load weight into the driver seat to simulate driver weight, locate floor jack under rearend center section and slowly start jacking the rearend up. If you see the right or left tire raising first, you have preload on the other side. If you see the left rear tire clear the floor before the right side, you're likely going to be having problems.

01-08-2020, 08:00 PM	#13
Jim Caughlin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Woodburn, Or Posts: 688 Likes: 84 Liked 806 Times in 246 Posts	Re: Help with preload for a ladder bar/coil over car Quick and dirty way to check preload (assuming you don't own scales): park the car on a flat floor, load weight into the driver seat to simulate driver weight, locate floor jack under rearend center section and slowly start jacking the rearend up. If you see the right or left tire raising first, you have preload on the other side. If you see the left rear tire clear the floor before the right side, you're likely going to be having problems.