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Old 02-04-2021, 11:20 PM   #8
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Re: Posies super sliders

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Originally Posted by MiraclePieCo View Post
I often remove a few leaves to lower a vehicle and soften the ride.

Here's a pic of the Speedway polyurethane buttons you can install in stock springs:
Do you have to drill holes in the leaves for the locating tab they see to have? And since leaf springs are hardened steel, isn't that QUITE a job?

In the years before super sliders or Teflon strips between the leaves I heard guys say to grind a bevel on the leading edge of each leaf so it can slide without resistance on the one below. Also, clean the leafs immaculately, even sand them and the apply a generous amount of axle grease between each.
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