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Jeff M · 08-07-2014, 09:12 PM

So I chamfered the edges of the top leaf and hit the sides of the spring with a 36 grit flap disc. Then I filed the rear portion of the tie bolt hole a tad further and it finally fit inside. The spring still seems like it needs to go a tad bit more though. When looking above at the top of the cross member, I noticed the spring was sitting flush against the drivers side crank bearing hole, but the passenger side crank bearing hole seemed to have a 1/16" or so gap between the cross member and the top of the spring.

Does this seem like an issue or will the weight of the car take care of it? I'm thinking it needs to go more. I was able to also jack up the rear of the wishbone and it fit inside the socket on the bell housing good. What exactly is the correct procedure to fix the front end permanently? Spring flush against the cross member, wishbone socket mount tightened, then the U-bolts and pad tightened?

08-07-2014, 09:12 PM	#11
Jeff M Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: CA Posts: 104	Re: Front axle install So I chamfered the edges of the top leaf and hit the sides of the spring with a 36 grit flap disc. Then I filed the rear portion of the tie bolt hole a tad further and it finally fit inside. The spring still seems like it needs to go a tad bit more though. When looking above at the top of the cross member, I noticed the spring was sitting flush against the drivers side crank bearing hole, but the passenger side crank bearing hole seemed to have a 1/16" or so gap between the cross member and the top of the spring. Does this seem like an issue or will the weight of the car take care of it? I'm thinking it needs to go more. I was able to also jack up the rear of the wishbone and it fit inside the socket on the bell housing good. What exactly is the correct procedure to fix the front end permanently? Spring flush against the cross member, wishbone socket mount tightened, then the U-bolts and pad tightened?