Axel Wrap

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I dont want to sound stupid... maybe i am..=)...but what exactly are people calling "axle wrap"? I have a 4x4 Tacoma and i GUESS i am experiencing it, but what is it? i dont know how to identify it.

Steve

Lots of good articles pop up on Google:

Its a fact of life on a leaf-spring-over-axle rear suspension. You can add traction bars, ladder bars, kicker shocks, or anti-wrap leaves to help control it. I like the anti-wrap leaves, they work fairly well, are simple to make and install and they have no affect on the suspension's operation. Picture of an anti-wrap leaf, basically a half leaf on top of the spring pack with a clamp that wraps under the rest of the leaves in front. As the axle tries to twist upwards under the torque of acceleration, the a/w leaf resists that torque by lifting up on the front of the pack: I run a/w leaves on my front and rear springs. The seem to work well and as mentioned, no affect on suspension travel or articulation:

-- Roger

AXLE!

Axel is a male name.