The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Driveline 3600 rear springs (spacer's)

Hi Y'all, On a 3/4 ton truck they used the same spring holders that they used on larger trucks. Thus on the 3/4 ton they used spacers to fit a 2' spring where on larger trucks they use a 2 1/2' spring.

My question revolves around whether the spacers go to the inside ( of the truck (as described in the Work shop manual)) or the outside as found originally .

According to the shop manual, the spacers go on the inside of the spring. Shop Manual Instruction

Thanks Truckernix, Your Car and Truck sure look nice.

Truckernix, that's really odd, as my spacers were installed on the outside of the rear springs on my 1950 3600.... and you can't move them inboard without changing the location of the spring perch on the axle, and I am sure that I had a bone stock rear end. The spacer moves each rear spring 1/2 inch, which would be noticed the moment you tried to bolt both leaf springs up!

During my restoration, I actually moved my spacers inboard when I swapped a different axle in, to give me more clearance between a new heavy duty spring plate and the frame (I flipped my U-bolts around so that the curved part went around the bottom of the axle and the spring plate was on top of the spring).

Here is a pic of mine before I removed the rear axle: 1950 3600 3/4 ton rear leaf spring spacer

Dave, Sorry for not replying I had Lasic surgery on my eyes. I agree with you. I measured the axle where the springs attach. Then measured the spring hangers and determined that putting the spacers on the outside of the spring was best.