Rear Spring Pin to Rear Spring Hanger measurement (1 Viewer)

[KY Longhunter]

I recently bought some replacement Rear Spring Gussetts to replace my PO plates. I cut the Spring Hangers off the fabbed plates but now have to reweld Spring Hanger to plate.

With help from Splangy here on mud I have determined that the distance from Pin to Pin Hanger should be 1070 mm. However I mocked up the hanger on my Old Man Emu leaf spring and laid flat to the new gussett and it is measuring up closer to 1090 mms.

Is this a big deal? Or should I just weld the MF and be done with it ???

 

[Poser]

However I mocked up the hanger on my Old Man Emu leaf spring and laid flat to the new gussett and it is measuring up closer to 1090 mms.

Huh?



Measure another stock 40 frame and run with it, if you want the hangers in a stock location.

 

[Splangy]

Your spring length has nothing to do with it. It is expected that your OME's might be a bit longer since you want a bit of a rearward angle to your shackles. Go with what the FSM says (1070mm). That's what it's there for.

 

[KY Longhunter]

Just had another buddy check his '81 in Idaho, 1079 mm ???

I guess like you say, just go with the factory dims.

Splangy, you mentioned the dimensions you had were for a BJ40. Do you think this would make a difference?

 

[Splangy]

Just had another buddy check his '81 in Idaho, 1079 mm ???

I guess like you say, just go with the factory dims.

Splangy, you mentioned the dimensions you had were for a BJ40. Do you think this would make a difference?

No, they were for all BJ/FJ40's. I told you that the page said BJ40 at the top of the page and that I didn't include the preceding section that showed that FJ40 was included in that drawing.

 

[KY Longhunter]

No, they were for all BJ/FJ40's. I told you that the page said BJ40 at the top of the page and that I didn't include the preceding section that showed that FJ40 was included in that drawing.

I got it sorted out, thanks for your help.