Hotchkis leaf springs sagg brand-new

My 2 cents,

I wont buy Hotchkis leafs again. My experience could be entirely my fault....I'm no expert....and prolly not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Replaced old sagging leafs that previous owner used a grinder on to make room for 275 wide tires....replaced w/ Hotchkis road race leafs. Car sat much lower than w/ old saggers. Put original front mounts back on. Some time in between spirited driving expeditions I noticed the leaf shims were falling out and leaf bands looked like they had shifted a short distance, I decided to worry about it later. Any more than 2 peeps aboard and rear would bottom out. (looking back,,,I think the pin in middle of spring stack was broken at this point)

Next spirited driving session ended w/ right rear leaf stack re-assembling itself in a new order and sheared bolts on rear u joint. (drive shaft gets to chill out in the trunk, tow truck driver got a free 18 pack of bud light.)

Local leaf shop re-assembled leafs w/ 1 extra thick leaf on each side and replaced the sheared pins. New setup rides and corners much much much better. I cant justify the expense on Hotchkis stuff n e more.