Axle is finally prepped and sanded:
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Now, the only tuff part about running this Dodge axle was getting the drivers side leaf spring pad to sit correctly.
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Pass side...no brainer:
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The springs have to be set at a 36" pad center....So this DS places the pad part way up onto the center casting....With a little patience, I made it happen !!
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First we trimmed off the pad so it sits level:
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Then we had to slightly grind away part of the casted in bumpstop contact pad:
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Once we had the pad over far enough (it didn't take much really, only about 3/16" of material had to be removed) it was time to drill for the u bolt...
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Simple notch gave clearance for u-bolt:
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Before we drilled, we pulled the diff cover and checked to be sure it was in fact a big chunk of casting....
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The kit supplied us with 3" axle ubolts, and one larger one (the one used). This axle requires 3 1/2" which are coming today....