Thread: spring blocks

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Ok, I put aside yard work today, and tackled the rear springs on the nomad. I found a reasonably flat section of driveway, and pulled out the spacers the Colorado shop put in the springs. I marked the tires where the fenders touched the tires. Then I removed the pins from upper links, the shocks, and dropped the axle down, until the springs came loose. I ma some measurements, and began fabricating some blocks for the springs to sit on, using 1/8" wall 3" pipe and 1/4" plate. Got them about 3/4 finished. Not going to make them pretty, they will match the rest of the undercarriage: rusty. The drivers spring is letting the rear sit a full 2" lower, compared to passenger side. So, I'm making it taller, hoping to get it right the first time, but springs don't always compress the way you expect.

Pics later, the phone was too weak to flash.