The Sanchez

mesquite?

Should be close to the 20/80 split. It's the other side of Fair park, that's all you really need to know. It's about 30 min away for me if yall do anything.

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Originally Posted by afroman006

If you need a set of leaves with retainers I will see what I have. On pigpen, I ditched a few of the shorter leafs but kept the leaf that has the retainers on it and ditched a few of the leafs that are longer than the retainer. Make sense? If you want to know more, come get me tomorow night...I'm off east 30 near loop 12...

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Irving

other side of the loop?

that puts you about 15 min away from me btw. close to the junkyards and some old wheelin spots, all kinds of good stuff down there.

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Originally Posted by RCook527

anyone heard of drilling out springs for a bigger center bolt? bad idea?

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After shearing a few, I stopped using crappy soft center pins and went to using grade 8 bolts instead. I actually stripped out the threads on a center bolt when tightening it down once. That was enough for me. Fine thread bolts from Ace. File down (round) the hex head a little if it's not fitting. Use the biggest one that will fit in the springs. I haven't broken one since I switched. I also added the antiwrap bars which I think helped, but you already have those.

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Originally Posted by davido

After shearing a few, I stopped using crappy soft center pins and went to using grade 8 bolts instead. I actually stripped out the threads on a center bolt when tightening it down once. That was enough for me. Fine thread bolts from Ace. File down (round) the hex head a little if it's not fitting. Use the biggest one that will fit in the springs. I haven't broken one since I switched. I also added the antiwrap bars which I think helped, but you already have those.

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probably will be what i put back in the springs.

i took the pass side apart and this is whats left. i think grade 8 bolts, steel shims, and spring clamps will solve the problem

http://tamor.us/members-rigs/albums/...0273_Small.jpg

http://tamor.us/members-rigs/albums/...0272_Small.jpg

Yep. And tighten that crap out of your Ubolts. You should be set after that. I'm curious to see how it works out.

got new steel shims off ebay. i was surprised that they were "spotfaced" for the bolt head already. went to mack and got some hardened allen socket head bolts for the springs. supposedly they are stronger than grade 8 bolts.

this is what i came up with for keeping the springs aligned. just kind of copyed the retainers on the main leaf

that's a great idea, are they all one piece and bolted into the spring pack?

yea, the retainers are 5x3" .25 square tube with one side cut so its all one piece. it isnt bolted to the pack but its sandwiched in there pretty good between the clamps themselves and the u bolts

The only thing I might wory about would if it would end up rattling, but if it is tight enough it looks like it will work fine.

driver side was the same way. guess the first time the leaves spun it broke the center bolt. explains why i had to beat the add a leaves back in several times friday evening.

i need to do the u bolt flip on the driver side too

just wanted to post some recent pictures

Looking good Cook.