shims?

[la mula pescadora]

this weekend i added 2 leafs to the front (about 32 dlls for arching and puting them together )the i gained about 5 inch total lift now the problem is the axle it is hitting the "Y" on the mufler and it has to much angle where can i get some shims and to install them will it be beater to take the center bolt of the leafs out and add it there.

[jeepbob]

most auto parts have them. and you do not have to replace the center pin as the go between the spring and the perch.

[la mula pescadora]

since i got soa whont it be better to have them bolt on and do they sell those i just went to the parts store and they don't carry them what is thje $ range on these?

[jeepbob]

If your auto parts store can't get caster shims it is prolly time for a new parts house. Try going to the local spring shop. Degree shims are about $20 a pair.

[Veepster]

I have checked all the local auto parts with no luck...Napa no longer carries them and can't even get them, they are no longer listed in any catalog..your best luck will be from an off-road shop that does installs...........one piece of info...when I did mine I noticed that the centering pin did not have a long enough head on it, so after adding the shims the head of the centering pin was completely within the shim! therefore no centering occurred...so I removed the centering pin and put a few washers in whcih allowed the centering pin to protrude through the shim

[la mula pescadora]

i found some shims but the thing i didn't like is that they are made from aluminium also i was thinking of doing what vepster said about puting some washers on the center pin so the shim can sit and the pins'head come out doen any one know if they make the shims of metal ?

[River Beast]

DON'T GET ALLUMINUM SHIMS!!!! I snapped mine...

What degree shim are you looking for...

[Sitting Bull]

I snapped a set of aluminum ones too, what junk!

[Stolen76]

find a local alignment shop that does big trucks. They will have a wide assortment of shims. You want the ones that the sides snap off of. They are made for 2 different widths, the sides on they are for 3"+ springs, and with the sides snapped off they will work on the 2 - 2 1/2" springs.

[la mula pescadora]

well i'm looking for 2.5 or 3 degree angle shims the aluminium ones i found are the only ones i found in a shop that mostly does trucks and also they do leaf work another shop that do 4x4 costume jobs they said that they have to order and that they run for about $50 a piece i'm going to try and look for them across the border

[porkchop]

I can get the steel shims in any size at a local spring shop for $9 a piece. If you need a hook up let me know.

[bchesley]

www.rubiconexpress.com (http://www.rubiconexpress.com) has metal ones!! They are good quality in all different degrees!!

[la mula pescadora]

tks porkchop i'm going to check this weekend if i can' find anything i let u know do u know if those are the ones that go together with the center pin?

bchesley i'm looking for something like that tks let me check a price with them