On a slightly related topic I just finished putting 2" axle-to-leafspring
spacers in, to replace the 1" ones that were there. Now it sits more like I'd
first intended when going to the whole 16" wheel thing.
Items of note:
The leaf spring centerbolts have a 9/16" diameter head. To properly locate the
axle on the spacer and the spacer on the spring, I first drilled a 3/8" size
hole in the 2 x 2 1/2" piece of steel tubing, top to bottom, then opened the
bottom one to 9/16". The top hole got a 3/8" bolt with the hex head turned
down to 9/16" round.
The U-bolts should have a 2 5/8" inside diameter. I got some 1/2" size ones,
then drilled the axle plate to suit.
One curiosity: The 1" spacers that were in there, were made of nylon and
looked like they were roughly cut with a bandsaw. The centerbolt hole was
drilled 9/16, but the other side had a 5/16" shank, round head Phillips screw
in it with about a 1/2" head, so that there was some slack (and then the nylon
allowed some distortion too). Was this piece a one-off fabrication by one of
the PO's or did someone offer a lowering kit like this at some point?
Theo
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