Patent ID: 8870169

Claim:
A load stabilizing insert for a motor vehicle having a rear axle with a left side leaf spring set and a right side leaf spring set, said left side leaf spring set and said right side leaf spring set each comprising a spring pack and an overload spring of thickness T, said load stabilizing insert comprising: (a) a bottom plate, the bottom plate sized and shaped for attachment to the overload spring; (b) a top plate, said top plate (1) spaced apart from and (2) pivotally adjustable with respect to said bottom plate by an angle alpha (a); (c) a one or more contact plates, said one or more contact plates supported above said top plate, and secureable thereto, and (d) said top plate and said one or more contact plates adjustably positionable from an unloaded, standby position not loadable by the spring pack, to a working, loadable position below said spring pack.