Hi All,
Well it's a big question to me. My 71 was sagging real good so I decided to do something about it. I looked at other posts and bought some 5 leafs to replace my single leaf. It seems the bolt(nub) on top of the springs fits in the pad real nice. It seems when the whole mess is bolted up with the U bolts the pad compresses and the nub has no where to go. It would press up against the upper perch and that becomes the main mechanical connection. Or does the pad become the main connection? Do I need to worry about the nub pressing on the perch or does it even get close? Would a spacer plate with a hole in it work? I don't want to change out the perch which I'm sure is the correct fix.
Thanks,
Randy
Well it's a big question to me. My 71 was sagging real good so I decided to do something about it. I looked at other posts and bought some 5 leafs to replace my single leaf. It seems the bolt(nub) on top of the springs fits in the pad real nice. It seems when the whole mess is bolted up with the U bolts the pad compresses and the nub has no where to go. It would press up against the upper perch and that becomes the main mechanical connection. Or does the pad become the main connection? Do I need to worry about the nub pressing on the perch or does it even get close? Would a spacer plate with a hole in it work? I don't want to change out the perch which I'm sure is the correct fix.
Thanks,
Randy