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4x4 Related Groups => Tech Talk => Topic started by: bubba on August 21, 2006, 01:51:25 PM

Title: spring perches
Post by: bubba on August 21, 2006, 01:51:25 PM

I am wondering if you can buy-or is it advised to use bolt on spring perches-want to do an axle swap-but cannot weld-I have friends that can...but I am just wondering if they are available to buy...thx

Title: spring perches
Post by: Becker on August 21, 2006, 04:05:10 PM

I don't believe you can.  I think it would become an issue of them "slipping/twisting" under load.  

When I did my spring over I went to Standens and bought new perches there and had them welded to the axle.

Just my thoughts

Title: spring perches
Post by: JeepInMud on August 21, 2006, 04:41:38 PM

I bought a set of spring perches that were the weld on style and then torqued them down with my u-bolts and then once I was happy with the pinion angle, I had them welded in.

Title: spring perches
Post by: bubba on August 21, 2006, 05:05:23 PM

Yeh thats kinda what I was thinking-if I could get everything the way I wanted them to sit-the get the welded somewhere...thx for the replies...think I will do what JeepInMud said.....thx

Title: spring over axle?
Post by: unionjack on August 28, 2006, 05:24:09 PM

just wondering how much it cost to do the leaf over axle, my only prob is im running dana 60's and the front diff has gussets or whatever on the top making it difficult to locate spring mount on top!!!!!!!!!!any suggestions?

Title: Re: spring over axle?
Post by: SPOT on August 28, 2006, 09:39:03 PM

Quote from: "unionjack"

just wondering how much it cost to do the leaf over axle, my only prob is im running dana 60's and the front diff has gussets or whatever on the top making it difficult to locate spring mount on top!!!!!!!!!!any suggestions?

you will also have to make your frame a 1/2 inch a side wider to fit the 60

Title: ouch
Post by: unionjack on August 29, 2006, 02:42:43 PM

well leaving it the way it is ...............is sounding better and better