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    front spring "Stack up"

    dougtappan
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    Post by dougtappan Fri Aug 07, 2015 6:31 pm

    I will be hanging my new front springs this WE does anyone hae a pic of the Stack up to include the direction of the wedges and the top saddles ? They both can go two ways I realise the wedges need to tilt the axle to the rear but there is a land if you will that has to face either in or out on the saddle, and the wedge also faces in a prescribed postion.I wish I had Donnie's manual.
    donivan65
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    Post by donivan65 Fri Aug 07, 2015 9:12 pm

    make the axle tilt back like motorcycle forks by using those wedged shaped caster shims,,,,,,


    looking at the passenger side spring on my van,,,,,the fat side of the wedge goes towards the rear as well as  the small side of the bump stop bracket,,,,,,


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    dougtappan
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    Post by dougtappan Sat Aug 08, 2015 10:30 am

    Thanks Donnie , as you know my bump stop[s are hung off the "frame rail" the "U" bolts sit in a block with two trofs that except the ubols both the top spring block and the wedge seem to have a protrusion on one side so I wonder if it will make any differance in their positioning I think it will self explanitory once I get it all together.
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    Post by ChevyVanMan1 Mon Aug 10, 2015 2:07 pm

    Mine is missing the wedges and tracks just fine and doesn't burn tires. I don't know if it has the original spring stack but it sure appears that way. I'd, of course, put your wedges back in if I had them. I only mention the wedges as I'm curious if other's are missing and if it made any difference.
    donivan65
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    Post by donivan65 Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:38 pm

    ,,,you can get an alignment check to see what you got,,,,,,,toe, camber, caster,,,,,,,the shim is there to tilt the front wheels back like motorcycle forks so that van handles the bumps and ruts in the road better,,,,,,
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    Post by donivan65 Tue Aug 11, 2015 2:07 pm

    ,,the main thing about the caster shims do is they help let the steering wheel roll back to straight position once you make a turn,,,,,,and keep the van going straight down the road,,,,,

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