Black1990jeep
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- california
On my1990 XJ I have Rubicon Express 4.5 lift leaf springs, and two additional small leafs added. These sit on a Ford Currie 9 inch axle.
The two additional small leafs were not secured by any clamp, and had thus rotated, i.e. no longer parallel with the other springs leafs.
I got it all apart now to replace the bushings, and plastic interleaf discs, and add proper angle wedges to the mounting.
Anyway, do you all use the stamped sheet metal style spring stack clamps to secure add on spring leafs? With this be enough to stop them from rotating out of alignment with the other leafs?
Some thing like these....
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003EP2PIS/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_5?smid=A3SHAVQQRX8HLR&psc=1
Wont these slide around seeing as there is no rivet to secure the clamp to the lowermost spring, or is that not a problem? The clamp for the rest of the srings, i.e. the one that came with the Rubicon Express springs is secured to its lower spring with a rivet.
Thanks!
PS them bushings are a bear to remove!
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The two additional small leafs were not secured by any clamp, and had thus rotated, i.e. no longer parallel with the other springs leafs.
I got it all apart now to replace the bushings, and plastic interleaf discs, and add proper angle wedges to the mounting.
Anyway, do you all use the stamped sheet metal style spring stack clamps to secure add on spring leafs? With this be enough to stop them from rotating out of alignment with the other leafs?
Some thing like these....
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003EP2PIS/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_5?smid=A3SHAVQQRX8HLR&psc=1
Wont these slide around seeing as there is no rivet to secure the clamp to the lowermost spring, or is that not a problem? The clamp for the rest of the srings, i.e. the one that came with the Rubicon Express springs is secured to its lower spring with a rivet.
Thanks!
PS them bushings are a bear to remove!
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