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| | | | Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 84 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 84 | I recently removed a few leafs from my front spring packs to give it a little more drop, anyway I'm need a few of those things that wrap around the leafs. There is usually 4 of them per pack, attached on the bottoms and come over the sides. I know, I know the name of these things but for the life of me cant remember the term. I saw universal ones on one of these truck part web-sites and had the page in my book marks but my computer crashed. Can anybody help me out by first telling me what these things are called and second tell me were I can find some universal ones? Any help would be appreciated.....JOSH
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 238 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 238 | Over on this side of the Atlantic those things are called spring clips. They're made of mild steel so shouldn't be too difficult to make if you can't find anyone who sells them.
HTH, Stuart. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Stuart is correct Josh, they are spring clips. At the bottom of this page there are some pictures of the process that I used to make new ones for mine. http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/3604_suspension&page=all Dennis Graham Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 Master Gabster | | Master Gabster Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 4,983 | Just for future reference Stuart, I usually go to http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/ca/t.aspx?Page=14 to verify what a part is called. They have diagrams of your truck with parts identified by name.
~Jim
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 76 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 76 | Nice job Denny. Isn't making your own parts great. Looks like you got a full machine shop to do so with. Those spring clips look better than stock. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Tks, that's the ider, to make it look like a factory job.
If one doesn't care whether the clips look stock or not, then there are universal clips that most of the vendors sell. They are something like a U-strap.
DG
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | ....after seeing what a good job Denny did on his I went to Lowes, or Ace Hardware, and got me a 36" piece of 3/4 flat steel and made my own. THANK YOU DENNY. I think mine came out looking nice to. A fellow bolter even gave me the part number to order a box of the rivets from McMaster Carr. Heck, I still have about 44 of the rivets left!!
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