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Joe Blaze · 08-30-2011, 01:59 AM

I just got a set of Tuff Country 2" lift springs put on my '71 Blazer and i think my guy may have swapped around the heavy clamps that hold the U-bolts onto the leafs and axle. Can anyone advise if they are interchangeable from left side to right, and does it matter what direction they go on? I notice they have different part numbers on each one, but they look the same to me. Here is how he put them on:

The driver's side as seen from wheelwell:

The passenger side as seen from wheelwell:

Also, the LMC catalog shows a spacer under the clamps, is it necessary? i don't have any on mine.

08-30-2011, 01:59 AM	#1
Joe Blaze Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 154	Front leaf spring U-bolt clamps interchangeable on '71 Blazer? I just got a set of Tuff Country 2" lift springs put on my '71 Blazer and i think my guy may have swapped around the heavy clamps that hold the U-bolts onto the leafs and axle. Can anyone advise if they are interchangeable from left side to right, and does it matter what direction they go on? I notice they have different part numbers on each one, but they look the same to me. Here is how he put them on: The driver's side as seen from wheelwell: The passenger side as seen from wheelwell: Also, the LMC catalog shows a spacer under the clamps, is it necessary? i don't have any on mine.