Rusty rear spring mount replacement with pics
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I ended up using a 4" grinder.
I hadn't thought of maybe going up and compressing the spring some to get the spring eye bolt to clear the bed bracket but then it probably wouldn't work as well for me without any wt. in the bed. My jack might have maxed out before the spring compressed enough but then as I said I didn't try it. You probably had a little taller tire than my 31's. I had a little daylight under them before the truck came up off the jackstands.
I hadn't thought of maybe going up and compressing the spring some to get the spring eye bolt to clear the bed bracket but then it probably wouldn't work as well for me without any wt. in the bed. My jack might have maxed out before the spring compressed enough but then as I said I didn't try it. You probably had a little taller tire than my 31's. I had a little daylight under them before the truck came up off the jackstands.
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Seemed more appropriate to ask here, instead of in a new thread. This is my next job as my passenger hangar is held on by a small piece of rusty metal at this point. The leaf springs look like they are under a heavy load, if I start to cut off the rivets arent they going to snap downward? How do you put them up into the new shackel?
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Seemed more appropriate to ask here, instead of in a new thread. This is my next job as my passenger hangar is held on by a small piece of rusty metal at this point. The leaf springs look like they are under a heavy load, if I start to cut off the rivets arent they going to snap downward? How do you put them up into the new shackel?
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