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Old 06-26-2018, 12:26 PM   #26
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Default Re: 28 pickup rear spring

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Originally Posted by Jim M View Post
Just rebuilt my rear spring on my 29 Roadster. I got a couple of great hints from my local club. First take a grinder and slightly grind of the very tip edges of the bottom of each leaf so they don't have a tendency over time to gouge the leaf below them (as mine had done), Second I found a product called SLIP spray on graphite. After I sand blasted and primed the leafs I sprayed the SLIP on. Watched a fly break it's neck trying to land on it........lol.


yep I've been thinking about that and I'm going to try it. I think I'll remove those post manufactured shockers. They have done nothing to improve the ride. It's no longer a paddock basher but travels on formed roads of which most are bitumen. thanks, gary
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