>morning ...
>thanks for the help. i pulled on of the rear wheels off late yesterday
>evening and had a closer look at the rear spring. it looks to me like
>the spring has been shimmed: there is a spacer between the bottom most
>leaf, and the one above it. i guess i'll pull the spring this weekend
>and have a closer look at it. does anyone know the specs on the nyloc
>nuts i'll need to replace? i'd like to have replacements on hand before
>i start the job.
What you may be describing as 'shimmed' could just be the correct layout for a
swing spring type spring, the bottom two leaves are separated by a bolt, about
which the spring pivots! If the spring had had shims put under it, then this
would lift the sping and cause NEGATIVE camber, NOT positive. Try
disconnecting the spring eye bolt, and check to see if the verticle link can be
moved about the pivot bolt in the trunnion, if not, then this has seized, and
this will cause the suspension to loose alot of it's movement!
Good Luck
Rich
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