zero rate leaf spring
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Heres the deal if you offset. You have to have the bolt that goes through the leaf pack. Then youd have to have another bolt in the hole in which you want the rear to go on. Looks that you have to use 2 bolts if you want to off set the rear.
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The locator pin is the long bolt with the round head. Plus, the blocks can only go one way, because they have a chamfer on one side so you dont get stress risers in the leafs under compression. I'm still not seeing how it could work as they have it designed. It would work, just not how they have it made.
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I think i have it figured out. You have to put the bolt up through the center hole whereas the relief is pointing down and the other two up. Then put the centerpinin the offset hole of your choice.
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right, and the counter sink for the center hole would be on top. You just need to run the long pin up from the bottom, put a nut in the recess between the block and spring, then continue that same pin (in other words don't cut it) on up through the leaves with a final nut on top tightning the whole pack and block together.
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Ok gotcha. The center is for the centerpin and as stated the rounded edges go up. Then the siler bolt go through one of the offset holes into the leaf pack. Thus offsetting the springs on the rear not the rear on the springs if that makes sense
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Just go back and re-read the description it says:
To use the offset, you bolt the leaf to your spring using one of the offset holes and cut the center pin off to bolt into the leaf in the center hole. This will move your axle forward or backward 1" or 1.5" depending on which hole you use and which way you mount the leaf.
To mount the leaf centered on the spring, you simply run the full length center pin through the center hole of the leaf and through the pin hole in the spring pack.
And there ya have it....
To use the offset, you bolt the leaf to your spring using one of the offset holes and cut the center pin off to bolt into the leaf in the center hole. This will move your axle forward or backward 1" or 1.5" depending on which hole you use and which way you mount the leaf.
To mount the leaf centered on the spring, you simply run the full length center pin through the center hole of the leaf and through the pin hole in the spring pack.
And there ya have it....
Last edited by kjett; Feb 19, 2008 at 07:46 PM.
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Check out unrulee gallery. Ya put the center pin through the center hole and ct it way short so the nut on it sets in the counter sink. Then you use the silver bolt to go through one of the other countersunk parts depending on the 1" or 1.5" offset. Then that makes the centerpin stick down like it should and the silver bolt head hidden. So actually the block is offset from the center of the springs
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Originally Posted by crazyredneckanyhow
But we are talking about using it to offset the rearend not just using it for an added 1" of lift
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I don't intend on using them as a 1 inch block, I was just trying to understand it all in my head. All nice and clear now, dont know what was so difficult but hey, I'm hard headed. Thanks guys.