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airbur
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Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:39 am Posts: 1721 Images: 0 Location: Castle Pines, CO
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Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
So to correct my lean I'm going to shim the left rear spring. I think I need at least a 3/4" block in there. Anyone available to cut one up for me? I do not have the tools to do this. What I did was jack up the axle directly under the spring perch until the Bronco sat level. I had to go up at least 1" to make it look somewhat even. I had to go up 1.5" to get a level even on the rear bumper. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd be happy to compensate with or $. Thanks.
_________________ Sold: 1970 w/427W Injected Stroker
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:18 pm |
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airbur
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Dang! You work fast;) That is awesome Dan...thank you very much. So these are scaled to fit directly on the perch? Let me know what you think is a fair deal.
I can meet you just about anywhere....I'm not sure if I'll make the breakfast or not quite yet.
I am hoping 3/4" is enough:)
_________________ Sold: 1970 w/427W Injected Stroker
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:38 pm |
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airbur
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Hockydad may be headed to the breakfast....I'll send him a note and ask. Thanks!
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:01 pm |
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airbur
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Is that hole large enough for the WH springs? I think they use a bigger nipple than stock...maybe not.
_________________ Sold: 1970 w/427W Injected Stroker
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:09 pm |
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airbur
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Rox Crusher will pick it up Dan. Thanks again!
_________________ Sold: 1970 w/427W Injected Stroker
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 9:00 pm |
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cobshane
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Joined: Sat Nov 13, 2010 12:31 am Posts: 516 Images: 1 Location: littleton
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
I was just curious twhy your truck would lean if you had newer springs. Something with the springs or frame?
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:05 pm |
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akaFrankCastle
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Joined: Wed Oct 27, 2010 6:25 pm Posts: 4901 Images: 0 Location: Colorado Springs
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Mystery lean. Some Broncos are born with it. Some contract it over time.
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Justin
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Sounds like some sort of early Bronco STD.
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:08 pm |
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akaFrankCastle
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Thinking so. Side effects include frustration and shame.
_________________ Stroppe'd 1972 Sport, 302, 3 speed with old school Duff floor shifter, T shift Dana 20 with JB Fab twin stick, 4.11 gears with Trac-loc, Lincoln hydroboost, Chevy disc conversion, WH gas lift gate shock kit, 33" Duratrac tires on slots and about 2.5" of lift, Stroppe installed: bumper braces, dual shocks on all four corners, GM power steering, trans cooler mount, auto shift column, rollbar.
The Terrible One 1972 Sport uncut, 302, C4 with 1974 column , T shift Dana 20, 3.50 gears w/ limited slip, 1966 U13 Roadster kick panel, and factory power steering.
1973 Stroppe Baja project
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:09 pm |
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cobshane
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
The poor things, they take what ever we give them!
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Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:21 pm |
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airbur
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Dan....the center pin is 7/16". Is that what you have?
Thanks
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Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:21 pm |
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airbur
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Yea...it's the head of the center bolt that fits into the spring perch (or in this case will fit into that shim). You were right though, the bolt is 7/16 but the HEAD of the bolt is 5/8". If you could drill it out to 5/8" that would be sweet:)
Thanks.
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Fri Jun 17, 2011 12:48 pm |
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Jesus_man
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
I don't think you have that right airbur. This shim needs to bolt to the spring pack, so you may need longer centering bolts. (napa)
I just installed wedges on mine and if you set the head of your bolt into the wedge, there is nothing to hold the axle in the center of the spring. But if you run your bolt thru the shim, that holds it to the spring pack and then the bolt head still sticks down below the shim and into the spring perch.
Make sure you put a clamp on your leaf pack before you loosen the bolt. Also, make sure this clamp will not interfere with the installation of the shim.
J.D.
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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airbur
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Hmmmmm..... Getting confused. I think I get now that I have to get a new center bolt for the leaf spring pack that is longer and will bolt the shim to the sprin pack? That makes sense. The hole that is in the stock leaf perch is what I'm concerned with. The diameter of that hole needs to be the same as the head of the new center bolt...right?
Thanks
_________________ Sold: 1970 w/427W Injected Stroker
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Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:40 pm |
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Rox Crusher
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
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Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:53 pm |
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Jesus_man
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
the hole in the perch is standard. There are two sizes of centering pins. 3/8" and 7/16".
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:20 pm |
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hockeydad4-22
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
If Rox does not make it, I will be there and glad to grab the shim from Zilla
I suppose I will see in the morning. If you decide to go and want to carpool up - let me know.
Greg
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Fri Jun 17, 2011 6:55 pm |
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airbur
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Thanks Greg! I can't make the breakfast.
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Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:00 pm |
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airbur
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Re: Who can fab me up a shim for my leaf spring?
Zill....thank you for the shim! I finally picked it up from Jeff yesterday. Got it installed. It has definitely helped with my lean. I think I am the only one that can notice it now.
Note to self: Bolt shim and leaf pack back together BEFORE remounting the spring on the perch. I tried it the other way around first and failed horribly.
Jeff....thank you for the longer center bolt! It was JUST long enough...by about 1/8"! I breathed a sigh of relief when I turned the nut the first time and it grabbed:)
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