So I was out last week looking at an old (68) Chevy truck and I noticed that on the front springs, someone had installed a bracket on one side that seemed to shorten / crimp the springs just a bit and they had inserted some kind of a what looked like a huge screw in bolt to lengthen the other spring just a bit. The truck sat perfectly level. Both of the parts looked manufactured not just thrown in there. Has anyone ever seen anything like that before? I was actually wondering if I could do something similar to my Bronco to get rid of the rear passenger side lean.

When I welded in new floors it got rid of my lean. If I was you I would figure out the problem and correct it. You could have bad springs or a bad body mount. They do make a part to hold springs apart. When I bought my 70 Lemans the previous owner wanted an old school hot rod rake, but did not have money for new springs so he added a spring spacer. (I don't know if that is the correct name). It drove really bad very stiff.

I'll second that. It sounds like there is an underlying problem that needs assessment and repair. It may be as simple as a bad spring or broken leaf.

John you're just running blocks in the rear correct? So it's most likely your rear stock springs as everything else is new


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I ran some spring spacers on my first car to give it that hotrod look. They were some screw looking devices that were square, started out small and as you twisted them in, got larger for more lift. Didn't seem to change the ride any.
Ahh, found a pic:


However, I do have to agree with others in that there are likely other issues causing the lean. I would think you could quickly determine whether it was a suspension problem or a body problem by laying a level across your frame.

Other places to look is to make sure the C-bushings on the front axle are installed correctly. Do you have a rear locker? Sometimes when they are in a bind (parked with the wheels turned) they can cause some suspension bind and make the bronco lean, but that would be dependent on which direction the wheels were turned.

Jesus_Man --

That is exactly what they looked like! Perfect, thanks. But I think Colorado75Bronc is correct -- everything else EXCEPT the rear springs are new, so that is probably where I should start. Well, once I get the dive to the right under heavy breaking figured out! :-)

Thanks all!