Well without question I have to admit that I was wrong ... once again in a long line of being wrong lately! There is a part of me that stubbornly wants to stick to my wrong headed idea, but in the end that serves no purpose. More than likely the diagrams I was looking at were addressing braking forces. None-the-less, they still show, for what ever reason the two rebound clips being in the front. And by golly since the axle is now set up that way I'm going to leave it that way.
Here's an attempt at a minor, yet dignified apology.
This is one very small part of a much bigger set of projects. (Regearing, installing an E-locker, new 21 gallon fuel tank, removing some excess steel placed by a PO, building a bumper w/swing out tire, fuel can, high lift jack carrier) I admit to being frustrated and WAY behind my goal completion date. I made my rear bumper using a couple modified stock trailer hitch parts that go from the frame to the bottom of the bumper. All seemed to go well except it was frustrating because the new gas tank got in the way making starting the nuts very fiddly and frustrating. When done I said, "I'll never ever do that again!" But when lifting the rear axle in place I find that the rear shackle bolts won't go in due to the darned modified stock parts. ERRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr! The parts need to be removed and modified AGAIN. EEErrrrrrrrrrr! I've been dwelling on it for days. This is a process I have to go through until acceptance takes place and I can move forward with removing the part. A small piece that acceptance was realizing that the BOLTS can go in from the tank side making it easy to put the nuts on, it won't look as good, but will work just the same, except for the hit on my pride.
