Tim,
maybe some more detail will help... what was there originally ??? leaf
springs on 50 year old suspension..
this is a modification to a '53 f-100... all rear suspension has been
fabricated from scratch. the mounting plates on the frame crossmember and
the axle housing ar 3/16" plate. On the axle end there is an upper and
lower connection from the ladder bar to the axle housing... A 3/4" heim (?)
joint slips between two mounting plates and is cross bolted... on the
front end there is only one heim joint cross bolted in the same fashion.
3/4" grade 8 hardware is in place now.
I'm assuming from your description that this is a double shear condition,
but I can't imagine the amount of torque that would shear one OR TWO 3/4"
grade 8 bolts especially considering there is no slop in the mounting holes
and all is bolted down tight.
thanks
john
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