How do you adjust rear leaf springs?

How do you adjust rear leaf springs?

Position one jack stand three to four inches from the end of the leaf spring, taking care not to lift the car too high. Use a wrench to loosen the bolts and remove the rear spring bolt from the trailing arm and spring. Carefully lower the jack to ease the pressure on the spring.

How do you fix a shifted leaf spring?

Proper way to do it would be to take off the leafs, pull them apart, grind down any ridges made by friction, paint them, slip plate them, and put them back in with new bushings. Make sure your spring clamps are tight enough on the sides, but not so much that they wear into the spring (or viceversa).

Is there a leaf spring relocation kit for Mopar?

Leaf Spring Relocation Kit US Car Tool does it again. Well known for their chassis stiffening products, US Car Tool has now created a kit to help Mopar car owners get even better performance by providing up to 8″ more room for rear tires.

How to relocate leaf spring on Dodge Challenger?

The US Car Tool leaf spring relocating kit is self aligning off the factory leaf spring mounting holes and includes instruction on how to cut the factory frame rails, locate and weld in the new front and rear mounts and measure to be sure you are straight and square.

Where are the leaf sprngs on a Mopar?

Anyone who has ever looked underneath the rear end of a Mopar notices the leaf sprngs are in the way of really wide tires / wheels. Racers and chassis fabrication shops have been moving these in for years, and believe me, it is not as easy as it sounds.

Are there springs in a Mopar 8.75 rear axle?

There are no springs or clutches. The two Sure Grip types can be interchanged between the carriers if the matching differential axle bearings are retained. The outside diameter of the cups are the same between the ‘741’/’742′ and the ‘489’; the inner cone differs.