So I have the Cab separated from the chassis, so essentially a bare chassis, not tanks/nothing. I changed my leaf-springs, cleaned/painted everything. Now I'm putting the leafsprings back on the chassis, I have got the pin-end in, but the shackle end is 2-3inches short of the shackle. Some research tells me that this is because the spring is curved in, and the way to fix it is to put load on the spring, thus making it flat and longer. however, with the bare chassis I have no weight.
Has anyone come across this and found a way to deal with it?
Has anyone come across this and found a way to deal with it?