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#41846 09/13/2004 8:46 PM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 39 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 39 | Hello Everyone,
I have taken my leaf springs apart and wire brushed them and have them ready to go back together. My question is should I paint each leaf before I reassemble them or leave the mating surfaces bare and paint the assembled spring.
Thanks for all your help so far.
Paul
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#41847 09/14/2004 3:34 PM | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 117 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 117 | I took mine apart, blasted what would fit in the blast cabinet, wire brushed the rest. I then primed, painted, and greased them. Ready to install. Just waiting on new king pins to arrive to totally assemble the front end.
Winona
1949 3100 5 Window Deluxe Cab
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#41848 09/15/2004 4:29 AM | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 85 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 85 | I did the same to mine as you did, except I painted them rattle can black and used poly liner between the leaves. Made a HUGE difference in the ride (still plenty rough). I don't know if it was the poly liner alone, or the fact that I put in new shackle bushings also. | | |
#41849 09/15/2004 9:31 PM | Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 523 Member | | Member Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 523 | There are people that spray teflon semi gloss black on the springs
You take em apart and they clean blast and coat em
I've done this to most of the old race cars I've built
Just makes them slick and the rate changes little with work | | |
#41850 09/16/2004 5:56 AM | Joined: May 2000 Posts: 424 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2000 Posts: 424 | Remember to take a grinder and radius the ends of each leaf to keep it from digging in to the one above it. | | |
#41851 09/16/2004 11:01 AM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | It's all in the seat I say.People who ride in our 51 are always surprised by the smooth ride. No painted leaves, no teflon,in fact the springs were never replaced by me, but new bushings and radial tires.So it must be the seat right?
I can't imagine paint remaining very long on the spring leaves. | | |
#41852 09/16/2004 8:23 PM | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,458 | I tend to agree, my '50 with the original seat rides pretty decent. New shocks, shackles and pivots helped a lot though.
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