I have used an aerosol product known as open gear grease on leaf springs
and it seems to make the ride both smoother and quieter. It is intended for
use on industrial machinery but works fine on springs plus it's cheap. The
grease is disolved in a solvent that evaporates, leaving a glazed surface
that's hard and slick. I douse the spring leaves with it when I take them
apart and have had some luckspraying it on the edges when the truck is
hacked up with no weight on the springs. It is messy, though so I wouldn't
use it on a show truck, just on daily drivers.
-Tom Allen
51 3800 PU
At 02:26 PM 3/30/99 -0600, Terry Stellman wrote:
>Chevy Duty has what you are talking about called Poly Ride Liner part no.
74-935 on page 57 in their catalog. Price is $44.95 for both springs.
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>Terry Stellman
>1949 3600
>Missouri City, Texas
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: zorro@pop3.kih.net [SMTP:zorro@pop3.kih.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 1999 8:19 AM
>To: bdfentr@zeus.symet.net
>Cc: oletrucks@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: [oletrucks] shocks
>
>> Date: Mon, 29 Mar 1999 23:08:30 CST
>> From: "Bob bdfentr" <bdfentr@zeus.symet.net>
>> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net, sculver@iwl.net
>> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] shocks
>> Reply-to: "Bob bdfentr" <bdfentr@zeus.symet.net>
>
>> Smokey, Try this! It is inexpensive and might do the trick.
>>
>> My cousin in Oklahoma suggested that I put some rubber pads
>> between the leaves at the ends. This allows the ends of the leaf
>> springs to flex without the friction between the metal leaves
>
> Sounds like a pretty good idea. Do you know the thickness suggested for
such
> an operation? Also, is this between every leaf? Is there a way to kepp
them in
> place so they won't work out or get crooked?
>
> My truck has 8 leaves, and I had considered taking out a leaf or two
>for a
> better ride. The concerns would be lowering the truck, but these *pads*
>may
> take up the difference.
>
> Any other suggestions or comments on this subject are appreciated.
Especially
> on any precautions I should take. (I just found out my motor is pfffft -
and
> it took me $125 to find out). Geeesh - did they see me coming or what?
>
> Bert <with a 58 Apache - and a sad heart>
>http://members.tripod.com/~Chevy_Apache_1958
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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Tom Allen
Seattle, WA
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