springs/slip plate

[72cruiser]

sup fellas,

goin to tear apart my 55 rear leaf springs tomorrow and repaint em, just for fun (i'm running out of things to do and all of my cruiser projects are 2.5 hrs away...).

what paint?

where can i get the slip plates or whatever they're called?

also, are the bushings for the 55 the same as the 40 springs?
that is, do i need to save the ones i pull out of the 55s?

any tips or suggestions for this seemingly easy and mind numbing task would be cool...
(such as painting the springs bright yellow, maybe even woodgrain...)



very bored and at home (and i don't have to work tomorrow....),


malphrus

 

[DocB]

I have used Rustoleum Hardhat industrial gloss black on bumpers, diffs, frame with good luck. Buy one of those spray can trigger thingys too. Got mine at home depot (the paint, that is.)

 

[fsusteve]

I know some people who've used graphite type paint in between leaves, usually found at hardware stores.

 

[Degnol]

I got my SlipPlate at the local implement company. Happens it is a John Deere dealership, but not a JD product. I spray the underside of my mower deck with it. I think it would work well on springs as it has some graphite in it, or something else slick.
GL
Ed

 

[clemson55]

Malphrus,
All I know is once you get those springs nice and cleaned up you should put them to use. Say on my 55 since my springs looked a little sagged last time I was under there.

 

[CruisinGA]

The Rustoleum Hardhat stuff is nice.

I bet Napa has some anti-friction pads, you can just grease the springs and call it good.

you gonna have the springs in for MLK weekend? You're makin it up there with the primermobile, right?

 

[ClemsonCruiser]

last time I talked to malphrus he was going to be riding..............his t-case went out last time we were wheelin

 

[72cruiser]

last time I talked to malphrus he was going to be riding..............his t-case went out last time we were wheelin

yep that's the word on the street, ha ha.
i just haven't had the time to work on the 40 like i wanted to so far over break. workin at the butcher shop is a ballbreaker most of the time b/c of bizarre scheduling, and i can't get too into a project on the 40 b/c i'll need to drive it back to school in 2 weeks, ha ha (and i'm just about tapped financially...)

aight, so rustoleum hardhat it is...and i'll check out napa/advance tomorrow too and let y'all know what i find out abt the slip plates....



malphrus

 

[72cruiser]

oh, and edit the 'no work tomorrow' comment.

just got a call abt 1.5 hrs ago (11:30 pm) sayin that i'm workin 3 to close tomorrow....thanks, really....



malphrus

 

[sherwood]

where can i get the slip plates or whatever they're called?

I have a suspicion that there may be some confusion lingering here.
Are you thinking some plates that fit in between springs ?

Or....... the product, "Slipplate" (note: one word), which is a graphite goop that a lot of guys use ?

http://www.slipplate.com/

john

 

[pappy]

sup fellas, what paint?where can i get the slip plates or whatever they're called? malphrus

Slip Plate is a graphite paint that can be applied to springs. I don't recall where I bought my can, but I've heard since then that Tractor Supply carries it. Works pretty good but looks ugly squeezed between the leafs.

 

[72cruiser]

I have a suspicion that there may be some confusion lingering here.
Are you thinking some plates that fit in between springs ?

Or....... the product, "Slipplate" (note: one word), which is a graphite goop that a lot of guys use ?

http://www.slipplate.com/

john

yeah, i was thinkin more abt some anti-friction film or something like that. i've never seen it, but always heard everybody mention it when they redid spring packs, so i guess my initial assumption was wrong, ha ha.

i'll take a look at that site and see what i find.


malphrus

 

[Greg_B]

In Canada any John Deere dealer can get, or does have slip-plate on the shelf. I believe they are a distributor for slip-plate in the USA as well.

I've done it to one truck I had, and know a few others around that have done it as well. It does help. We've taken the packs completely apart, applied a thin coat on each leaf, each side, let it dry, then applied a thick coat on the mating surfaces, let it cure, then reassembled.

hth's

gb

 

[Stone]

In Canada any John Deere dealer can get, or does have slip-plate on the shelf. I believe they are a distributor for slip-plate in the USA as well.

I've done it to one truck I had, and know a few others around that have done it as well. It does help. We've taken the packs completely apart, applied a thin coat on each leaf, each side, let it dry, then applied a thick coat on the mating surfaces, let it cure, then reassembled.

hth's

gb

Yup...did the four packs of my Terrain Tamer kit and Greg B.'s noticed an improvement in the ride. Easy to do and worth doing if you have the packs off your vehicle right now.

 

[72cruiser]

well, an update...

i got one pack all the way apart and stripped down and primed before i had to head to work...

and that's where we stand as of now


malphrus