Thanks Randall !! Your description and the picture make it crystal clear.
Bob
Randall wrote:
>>Do you recall any of the details concerning the different
>>bracket and bending of the bar.
>>
>>
>
>ISTR the original brackets (for attaching the end links to the spring) were
>flat, but the replacements they sent had a offset of perhaps 1" to them, so
>that the end link could be below the level of the spring. The high part of
>the bracket fastened under the nut of the inner axle U-bolt (below the plate
>that traps the spring against the axle), then the lower part of the bracket
>had the hole for the end link.
>
>I bent the arms of the bar, to position the links to match the brackets
>(when they were vertical). Don't recall now if it was in or out, but that
>was the goal. Per ADDCO's instructions, I just stuck one end of the bar
>under a tire (on another car) and used my weight against the long part of
>the bar to bend it. It's shifted a little from the accident, but hopefully
>you can make it out at
>http://tinyurl.com/5qhkgu
>
>Randall
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