I believe the spring "center" bolt isn't actually centered on the leaves. I've heard rumors of people reversing the springs on a torque tube setup when converting to an open driveline to move the tie bolt toward the rear a little. Never done it myself, so a "cut and try" might be in order.
Jerry

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