clamp on leaf spring mounts

Anybody seen/used these?

http://i450.photobucket.com/albums/q...m/clamppad.jpg

I've never seen those, Mike. They clamp around the axle tube to mount the spring? Not sure I would trust that they wouldn't shift.

"......They clamp around the axle tube to mount the spring? Not sure I would trust that they wouldn't shift....."

Roger, my initial reaction when I first saw them is the same as yours. The more I look at them though I'm thinking you could set them up, verify the pionion angle (even test drive it a little) then weld them in place.

I guess that is how they are supposed to work, because they sure wouldn't keep the axle from rotating just clamped.

Don

What's the nut for on top? Wonder if their idea is to get it set, drill a dimple like on steering shafts and lock it with a bolt or set screw? I like the idea of welding them after setting the pinion angle, but not sure I like the look?

clamping and a set screw??????? the weld on them dosen't look all that great .....like mentioned they may be good for set up but not much more

Speedway sells them, and in answer to a question they say:
"Thanks for the inquiry on the spring pads, as in any form of racing including circle track we will clamp the pad in proper location and tach weld it to keep the clamp from spinning. I hope this helps. Thanks"
I think I like weld on pads better.

looks like something from China

They're for circle burners, work great on a leaf spring car, makes for quick adjustments of pinion angle, spring height, etc. Also use clamp on brake caliper mounts, shock mounts, control arm mounts, etc. I've got an old set off the last leaf spring car we ran (probably 25 years ago) that I still use for mockup. Don't think I'd want them on the street, they don't slip near as much as you would think they do but they're not really a big enough base to properly locate the leaf spring for miles and miles of hassle free street service.....

Yep been using them in circle burners for years. In some cases they dont lock em down but use them as a bidcage so the rear pivots in em. Of course you gotta run a panhard in that case along with an arm that goes forward (lift bar) that uses a coil over set up.

Well, I just ordered a pair. I have a pair of weld on perches I'm going to be using on the rear end for the 37, but I'm thinking that these will come in handy for doing the mockup. I noticed that speedway also sells a set that is a lot heavier duty looking if I were to actually want to use them.

They work great Mike, I use my old set every time I mock up anything with leaf springs. Beats the heck out of grinding tack welds when you want to change things around!

That's what I was thinking Dave, I can think of a few I've built over the years they would have been helpfull on. I haven't started on the rear end swap on the 37 yet, but I'm planning on a spring swap and am not even sure at this point wether the springs will be above or below the axel :LOL: