Hey Patton,
I honestly don't know if you can do what you suggest. Thinking out
loud in my office, I'm concerned that we won't be able to line up the
pin in the center of the spring if the spring is attached only at the
front plate.
With the rear unattached, you will still have to compress the spring
so that the axle will reach the spring. If the rear isn't attached, the
spring will compress and move toward the back of the car. Thus
the pin in the center of the spring may not mate with the axle. I'm
thinking that compression needs to occur evenly across the entire
length of the spring.
Even if the pin lines up, how are we going to pull the rear of the
spring down and get the rear shackle on?
Just thoughts.
I'm heading out of town right after work today so I won't get back to
this project until after you are finished. I'll definately be checking
with the List to see what turns up over the weekend. I'm hoping
that Frank and Company will offer suggestions after work today.
Good luck and be careful jacking different parts of the car around.
From: Patton Dickson <kpdii@mindspring.com>
> Paul,
>
> Thanks for blazing the way on this, I will be install my new springs
>tommorrow.
>
> Do you think that it would be possible to attach the fron part of the spring,
>then the u-bolts,
> and finally use chuck's idea to attach the rear shackle?
>
> Since I haven't seen it, I don't know what will work but I guess I need to
>pay VERY close attention to this thread.
>
> Patton
>
>
> At 7/23/99 9:13:00 AM, you wrote:
> >Chuck,
> >
> >Thanks for the reply. The axle is above the rear spring so if you
> >lower the car while keeping the axle in a fixed location, you move
> >the spring further from the axle. The spring drops as the car drops.
> >
> >The axle is as far down as it is going to go given that the check
> >strap is connected.
> >
> >I think I'm needing spring compression, but don't know how to get it.
> >
> >Thanks again,
> >Paul
> >
> >From: chuck ciaffone <cciaffon@cisco.com>
> >
> >> Seems to me I put axle stands under the axle and
> >> lowered the body to the axle rather than try jacking
> >> the axle up to the body. Weight of the car does the trick.
> >>
> >> Sound right?
> >>
> >> chuck
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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