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Ddurant,
Go to any truck spring shop and get approx. 40 - 50 ft of PVC spring liner in the correct wideth for your springs. (40-50 ft will cost you about $20.00 total)
Take all your springs apart and clean them with a wire brush wheel in an electric drill.
Take your 4.5" angle grinder and grind the burrs off the ends of all the leaves (except the main leaves). Put a slight chamfer on them so they will no longer wear into the spring above them.
When they're all cleaned up , check them VERY carefully for any cracks anywhere on them. Replace as necessary. (If I had to replace one leaf with a new one, I would replace the same one on the other side as well).
Lay the PVC on the second spring and then mark and notch out the hole in the center. Clamp the two leaves together to draw them up against each other and cut the PVC off about 1/2" longer than the shorter spring.
Repeat for all of them.
You'll have to notch the ridges on the sides of the PVC where your original leaf clamps are situated in order for the clamps to go into their proper position.
Overall, this will add about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch to the total thickness of your spring pack....
The ridges on the long edges of the PVC will ensure it stays in place once the springs are bolted back together. Unlike grease, the PVC can't be washed out by rain, puddles, etc.
If you don't have a spring shop nearby, then folks like Sacramento Vintage Ford carry this stuff as well. They just charge more for it.
Regards,
Go to any truck spring shop and get approx. 40 - 50 ft of PVC spring liner in the correct wideth for your springs. (40-50 ft will cost you about $20.00 total)
Take all your springs apart and clean them with a wire brush wheel in an electric drill.
Take your 4.5" angle grinder and grind the burrs off the ends of all the leaves (except the main leaves). Put a slight chamfer on them so they will no longer wear into the spring above them.
When they're all cleaned up , check them VERY carefully for any cracks anywhere on them. Replace as necessary. (If I had to replace one leaf with a new one, I would replace the same one on the other side as well).
Lay the PVC on the second spring and then mark and notch out the hole in the center. Clamp the two leaves together to draw them up against each other and cut the PVC off about 1/2" longer than the shorter spring.
Repeat for all of them.
You'll have to notch the ridges on the sides of the PVC where your original leaf clamps are situated in order for the clamps to go into their proper position.
Overall, this will add about 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch to the total thickness of your spring pack....
The ridges on the long edges of the PVC will ensure it stays in place once the springs are bolted back together. Unlike grease, the PVC can't be washed out by rain, puddles, etc.
If you don't have a spring shop nearby, then folks like Sacramento Vintage Ford carry this stuff as well. They just charge more for it.
Regards,
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