12-01-2021, 10:54 AM
Hi howard,
The spring wear is a hard call. When I stripped the spring, there was alot more tha expected. The worst was the third one on top of number two. The bottom number one wasnt so bad. ( the bottom spring is usually the worst ).
The only thing to do is take the wear out, then make your best judgement call. NEVER convince yourself they are ok just because you've done the work.
I used a belt sander, because it doesn't dig in. It sands the surface evenly, very slowly. Around 4 hours constant work.
Once done this spring was still nice and thick and strong, so my judgement is it's fine to use.
These 5 leaf springs are thicker leaves, than the aftermarket 8 leaves.
It saved me the money for a new spring, but cost time. Especially if the spring had to be scrapped, and I look for a better one. That's the only way I can keep the build cost down, and get a good quality car at the end of it.
Hi ivor,
Practise makes perfect?
Although the dog gives me that worried look.
Tony.
The spring wear is a hard call. When I stripped the spring, there was alot more tha expected. The worst was the third one on top of number two. The bottom number one wasnt so bad. ( the bottom spring is usually the worst ).
The only thing to do is take the wear out, then make your best judgement call. NEVER convince yourself they are ok just because you've done the work.
I used a belt sander, because it doesn't dig in. It sands the surface evenly, very slowly. Around 4 hours constant work.
Once done this spring was still nice and thick and strong, so my judgement is it's fine to use.
These 5 leaf springs are thicker leaves, than the aftermarket 8 leaves.
It saved me the money for a new spring, but cost time. Especially if the spring had to be scrapped, and I look for a better one. That's the only way I can keep the build cost down, and get a good quality car at the end of it.
Hi ivor,
Practise makes perfect?
Although the dog gives me that worried look.
Tony.