Red63440
Well-Known Member
I thought I would take a few photos for those of you who may be interested in using a later 70's rear end housing or those of you who have a later MoPar and want to do away with the rubber mounts.
The first photo shows a bushing sitting on the new SS spring
The second photo shows it sitting on on the original spring, still in the car but just below the spring perch.
The third photo shows the spring in the mounted position and shows how the bushing fills the area that originally was filled with the rubber isolator. You can also see how the bushing is held captive between the spring and housing
Once the new springs and U-bolts are mounted there wil be no chance of movement.
I used 1 1/2" diameter SS bar stock cut 3/8" thick, after measuring one installed, I will cut another set 1/2" high, this will keep the busing from lifting at all. Another way this could have been done would have been to cut a 1/4" steel plate the same size as the spring perch with a 1/2" hole drilled into it for the sping pin. The plate then would have to be welded solidly to the original perch. I also included a 1/2" diameter O-ring under the bushing to protect against one of those little noises that drive us all crazy.
The first photo shows a bushing sitting on the new SS spring
The second photo shows it sitting on on the original spring, still in the car but just below the spring perch.
The third photo shows the spring in the mounted position and shows how the bushing fills the area that originally was filled with the rubber isolator. You can also see how the bushing is held captive between the spring and housing
Once the new springs and U-bolts are mounted there wil be no chance of movement.
I used 1 1/2" diameter SS bar stock cut 3/8" thick, after measuring one installed, I will cut another set 1/2" high, this will keep the busing from lifting at all. Another way this could have been done would have been to cut a 1/4" steel plate the same size as the spring perch with a 1/2" hole drilled into it for the sping pin. The plate then would have to be welded solidly to the original perch. I also included a 1/2" diameter O-ring under the bushing to protect against one of those little noises that drive us all crazy.
