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[INSIDIOUS '86]

Originally Posted by chevybuilder18

thats what im saying though the spring flexes. And then the u bracket probably flexes with it. Think about it. This would definatley keep the things from warping and walking. Instead a nice solid flat peice of steel supporting it, rather a leaf thats flexing every turn and every bump...
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The spring flex shouldn't cause a bend although it could be a factor. The u bracket was desined to flex with the spring in that direction but not flex the other direction with torque applied by the u bolts. Also the hole in the u brackets goes on the center pin on the leaf spring, this locates the rear axle and keeps it from walking around. With the u bolt bracket underneath your truck will be lower by a half inch and the center pin will be covered making the rear axle Able to slide around on top of the leaf. A half inch off center is all it takes to make the truck drive awkward such as when you accel or decel it will drive sideways and dart sideways on braking

Your idea is valid but possibly not possible with the way the rears are setup. Here is where I think the bending issue takes place. When your hard on the throttle the pinion and axle and leafs "wrap up" meaning the litteraly move up some causing the rear of the spring pad on a flipped axle to force down on the u bracket and bend it if you notice in my pics the rear of the brackets were what bent. I think if the leaf flexed it would force the u bracket out and away from the axle tube as the leaf straightens and it would do so evenly to both sides
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[INSIDIOUS '86]

Only one side bent-torque side
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[chevybuilder18]

notice both of your U brackets bent further from the centering hole. Intresting. I think its the droping relocation, forcing the bolts to do stuff also.
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[INSIDIOUS '86]

They look bent forward cause a tried bending them in a vise with a machinists jack
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[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS '86

They look bent forward cause a tried bending them in a vise with a machinists jack
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damn. that much pressure to bend those?

[chevybuilder18]

o yea i forgot to mention i gave up the idea of the u brackets sitting on the plate steel.

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS '86

Only one side bent-torque side
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also looks like you welded bolts on top of the u brackets. maybe i should keep mine flat.

[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS '86

They look bent forward cause a tried bending them in a vise with a machinists jack
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o yea i wanted to know what the under side of your brackets look like. if you have photos of them or still have them please share some more pics

[INSIDIOUS '86]

Yah I will get some pics. I actually welded drill tod to the tops and then ground them flat
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[chevybuilder18]

Originally Posted by INSIDIOUS '86

Yah I will get some pics. I actually welded drill tod to the tops and then ground them flat
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thanks man. i just wanna see how much it walked on those springs. i wanna study these close. not only am i wanting to study these close, we should contact the moderator or some one to make this a warning thread for this product. also teach people how to go about using these if they are pretty confused and cant get there budget money back. you know what they always say. trial and error. work with what you got. hate to say that about these. but there still resourses if corrected. im gonna have mine welded to the perches in the future, intil then theres only gonna be a bone stock 350 chevy in my truck with an open diff

[chevybuilder18]

Also i never recieved the U bolts. we must have received very different kits

[INSIDIOUS '86]

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[chevybuilder18]

looks like those seen better days. You know what would be kool for your set up insidious? Have you seen the Full floating housings from competition products? it was featured on gearz with Stacy David doing that 528 hemi build for someone. actually cure up some of that torque rap up on leaves