Switch It Up. Broken Leaf Springs in RV Life. How Do We Fix Them? Posted: June 10, 2025 | Last updated: June 10, 2025. 🚐 Explore the USA One Mile at a Time!

1. We started with a ratty old '95 Jeep YJ that had broken leaf springs from its short but abusive life as a ranch tractor. The overall plan is to eventually put it on 35- or 37-inch tires, but ...

Four Wheeler Tech Editor Verne Simons shows us how he and a few other Ultimate Adventure experts helped fix a broken leaf spring on a well-built YJ at Easter Jeep Safari 2022.

Consider the lowly leaf spring. It’s often the forgotten component, but the leaf spring is critical to vehicle safety and performance, and should definitely be included in any preventive ...

Certain 2005–2011 Toyota Tacomas have leaf springs that can break and puncture the fuel tank. Read more at Car and Driver.

But it brought up an interesting point. Leaf springs are old tech, but they’re still relevant as they’re used in passenger vehicles to date. Torsion bars, however, ...