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| | | | Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 23 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 23 | When swapping out the rear axle of a 47-53 3100 pickup, the rear axle is not supposed to be directly over the alignment pins on the leaf springs. Anyone remember the distance that the offset should be? I hope to make some short spacer blocks to go under the spring perches that will keep the offset. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,868 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,868 | I've heard of people swapping the spring main leaves end-for-end which puts the center bolt closer to the middle of the wheel opening. It's also possible to drill extra holes in the rear end mount pads to move the centerline of the axle tube forward or back for a little fine-tuning of the wheel center position.
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