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| | | | Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 103 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 103 | Any one update the bushings on the leafsprings where thet attache to the saddles from grease bolts and pins to poly bushings?
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Chris
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 . | | . Joined: May 2005 Posts: 8,878 | Probably not enough room in the original hangers, spring eyes, and shackles to do so. If you want to you could change all the spring hangers to more modern type that accomidate the soft bushings, that'd be a lot of work for little improvement.
The stock pins and bushings have suited me fine, I'd rebuild/replace and leave them alone.
Grigg | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 120 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 120 | Agreed. I found that the bushes were a standard stock size of phosphor-bronze bush, they were cheap and I just cut them down to suit. One of the few easy jobs.
'47 Canadian RHD 1.5 ton truck
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