Spring clips or whatever they're called.

[GFD]

I just replace the front leafs in my truck with a new set. BTW if anyone in Northern Mass or Southern NH needs a source for custom springs look up Donovan in Manchester, NH they'll fab anything you need fairly cheap and fast. Anyway, while doing this I noticed that the cast pieces under the axle (mines SOA), manual calls them spring clips, the u-bolts pass through them, are getting pretty thin, rusted and beat up. Other than search the boneyard for some does anyone know of a source either new or used? I was thinking of that guy in Arizona with the 10 acres of sweeeeeet stuff!
Also after the springs went in I was just looking around underneath and noticed that the mount that hold the steering box to the frame has a huge crack in it, box is just floating around :eek Oh well add that to the list! I would definitely think that that's a boneyard piece.
Any input would be appreciated.
Marc


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'71 J4800, 350 Buick, 4spd, plow.
There are no atheists in a burning building!
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[Gladi8r]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by GFD:
I just replace the front leafs in my truck with a new set. BTW if anyone in Northern Mass or Southern NH needs a source for custom springs look up Donovan in Manchester, NH they'll fab anything you need fairly cheap and fast......

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Do they do custom springs?? Might wanna check them out for a lift for my 71 Gladiator. Found a guy local, gave me a price and now he seems to be toooooo busy to talk to me. You got a address/webpage/phone number for these guys????? http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/biggrin.gif



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DON

1988 GW mostly stock, &lt;---Wifey's truck (won't let me "fix it up")

1971 J-4000,Rhino Grille(to be installed)
360 CID 2v, 245 HP, 365 ft/lb
T-18A, Dana 20, PTO, DANA 44 (Front/Rear)
71 Gladiator Pics (http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/gladi8r1971?d&.flabel=fld2&.src=bc)

78 GW (parts truck)
360 4v Th400
Dana 44 F/R
78 Wagoneer Pics (http://briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/gladi8r1971?d&.flabel=fld3&.src=bc)

[GaWd]

If you call or E-mail Espo's Springs 'n' THings ( www.espo.com (http://www.espo.com) ), and give them the dimensions of the required spring clips, they can probably get them for you.

Sam

[GaWd]

Actually, re-reading your post, I think those are U-bolt plates, not spring clips...

I know that when flipping the U-bolts, you can use Dodge plates to replace them?

Sam

[GFD]

Sam,
The service manual calls them spring clips. Whatever... they are cast pices that mount UNDER the axle, the U-bolts face down ^. they have sort of a round profile to grasp the axle tube.
Marc

[GaWd]

WHy don't you try using some thick, square-cut steel for the plate? Look at Kenall's site: http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kenns9/

And maybe that will give you an idea of how to fab them without R&R'ing another set.

Sam

[GFD]

Good idea GaWd, think I'll just flip the u-joints so they wrap right on the axles the find/fab a plate for the top. Now where to find the plate scratch,scratch........


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'71 J4800, 350 Buick, 4spd, plow.
There are no atheists in a burning building!
http://communities.msn.com/JeepJ4000/shoebox.msnw?Page=Last

[GaWd]

Also, look here: http://www.ifsja.org/ubb/Forum2/HTML/003903.html

That article has some ideas about new plates, another poster said he just made his own out of flat steel.

Sam