To much space between hanger and leaf???

[khass0410]

On the rear end suspension the hangers in the middle of the jeep...How much room or slack are you suppose to have once you have the leaft spring bolted in cause I have about 1/4" I can move it back and forth?

 

[khass0410]

Here are pics of what I'm talking about

 

[73CJ]

Way bad. The 72-75 have a steel insert that should clamp tight when the bolt is tightened.

Are you using OEM or poly bushings?

Some of the poly bushings are not the right length.

Make them snug with fat washers.

The play has got to go!

 

[khass0410]

Way bad. The 72-75 have a steel insert that should clamp tight when the bolt is tightened.

Are you using OEM or poly bushings?

Some of the poly bushings are not the right length.

Make them snug with fat washers.

The play has got to go!

I made them snug...I am using the stock bushing that came in the new leaf springs from rough country....but I have the snug now with washers in between I think I am going to have to go and redo my front also can't remember if they were loose or not .....

Thank You

 

[73CJ]

It can get exciting with lots of bushing play at highway speeds!

 

[khass0410]

It can get exciting with lots of bushing play at highway speeds!

lol thanks for the warning thank God I don't go down to many highways .... I think I am going to hit up IOport51 about me coming to Garland and replacing all these

I think that would probably be best.

 

[73CJ]

Generous offer. Go for it!

 

[khass0410]

Hey can you tell me which way the shims go on top of the leaf springs? big side to the shackles or hangers?

 

[khass0410]

Heres pics of what i'm talking about.

 

[CJ]

Something is VERY wrong here. This pic really bothers me. What is the measurement of the width of the spring perch and of the spring at the eye and the actual spring? It looks like the spring widths at the ends have been reduced (ground). Where did these springs come from?

Notice how the spring would be correct except or the modification!

 

[khass0410]

This pic really bothers me. What is the measurement of the width of the spring perch and of the spring? It looks like the spring widths at the ends have been reduced.

spring perch -Inner 2 1/8 Outer 2 5/8

Leaf Spring is 1 1/2 or 1 5/8

Not sure the skids are fitting I might have them shims backwards

 

[khass0410]

The Flat part where you circled measures 1 3/8

 

[73CJ]

The width dimension at the eye is key here.

The edges are too smooth for hand grinding. Also no heat damage to the paint. I suspect that the hot formers stamped that shape on the blank used for the spring.l

 

[CJ]

You posted since I edited my original post. See what I mean? Look at me edited pic.

 

[khass0410]

You posted since I edited my original post. See what I mean? Look at me edited pic.

ok it's somewhere between 1/4" or a little under 3/8" only measuring tools I have here are tape measures. Here is what it looks like now

 

[CJ]

Where did these springs come from. They are not correct your CJ. All the springs I have ever used on my intermediate (72) never were like that - even the set I just bought last year.

 

[khass0410]

Where did these springs come from. They are not correct your CJ. All the springs I have ever used on my intermediate (72) never were like that - even the set I just bought last year.

They came from Rough Country uh So do I need to take them all off and send them back?

 

[CJ]

I'm not all that up on pre 72 CJ's but I'm betting that these were 72-75 springs that were modified. I would never use them.

 

[CJ]

Part # please?

 

[khass0410]

Part # please?

Um....8006 for the rear? I'm going to have to fin the paperwork wherever my wife may have put it....Hopefully rough country is open tomorrow they are already horrible to deal with.

From Morris 4x4 the item # is RC-605H