cheap bastard rear spring retainers

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redrangie

Discussion Starter · Jan 30, 2003

Retained my rear springs last weekend, using Sam's (strange rover) advise.

Sorry for the lack of pics, but the welds are temporary and real ugly, so I don't want to go through the abuse.

Materials:

1.5x3 box tube. I used 12 gauge.

cut the tube into 1 to 1.5 inch cross-sections

Cut those pieces twice to form two "J"s, with the smallest lip about 1".

Place the small (or bottom of the J) through the spring, and well the long part to the outer most part of the spring perch (outside).

What's cool is that upon full stretch (remember that I use super stiff, super short rear springs) the j bends a little, but on compression, the spring puts the retainer back straight.

took 25 minutes from cuts to welds...........

j

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Bodgerover

· #2 · Jan 30, 2003

Quite keen to see pics - especially at full stretch...

Can't weld so wouldn't be able to tell a good weld from a bad

and I don't have a red star so I can't post it just to watch you squirm....

PM me if you can

Puffdragon

· #3 · Jan 31, 2003

if those parts are bending, you should fix them, Even if they bend out and then get bent back in again, it will eventually fail. Here is a pic of the easiest way to do it, and its is brutally strong with the right material.

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road1will

· #4 · Jan 31, 2003

Puffdragon said:
if those parts are bending, you should fix them, Even if they bend out and then get bent back in again, it will eventually fail. Here is a pic of the easiest way to do it, and its is brutally strong with the right material.

i agree- i see absolutely no need for the expedition exchange style retainers. while nice, they are ridiculously overbuilt and cost way too much. i am all for overbuilt, but not when it is also overpriced.

SeaRover

· #5 · Jan 31, 2003

expedi . . .wtf? you trying to get banned? :skull:

road1will

· #6 · Jan 31, 2003

SeaRover said:
expedi . . .wtf? you trying to get banned? :skull:

lol almost as bad as...

ROVER SOLUTIONS

redrangie

Discussion Starter · #7 · Jan 31, 2003

Puffdragon said:
if those parts are bending, you should fix them, Even if they bend out and then get bent back in again, it will eventually fail. Here is a pic of the easiest way to do it, and its is brutally strong with the right material.

KC,
I couldn't agree more. However, I can't use that style unless I remove my cones, which I didn't feel like doing yet. I kinda like the idea of leaving the cone in there with that big arse shock in the back in case the (any) retainer lets go.

j

Puffdragon

· #8 · Jan 31, 2003

Build the retainers I showed you out of 1/4" or 3/8" by 1 1/4" and you will never have a retainer let go. I regularly my springs almost 6" and i have not had a single retainer failure. I have been running a similar set since Doug M proved to me why cones are a bad thing, i never really liked them, but that was my only option so i thought. Alot of people dont make them right, that is why they tend to fail. Get rid of those damn cones, you should be banned from the pirate board untill you remove those from your truck!!

redrangie

Discussion Starter · #9 · Jan 31, 2003

ok everyone, calm the fawk down.

THEY'RE TEMPORY IN 12 GAUGE UNTIL I REMOVE THE CONES!

I would STONGLY suggest .25 inch for this if I didn't have cones and 1.5 inch wide.

jeez

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PTSchram

· #10 · Jan 31, 2003

Are we baiting Kyle, John, and Ho again?

Did Slade put somebody up to this? First he sent Lucas to D-web to stir it up, now we're doing the same here, but in reverse! Oh, I know, 9V is really John Lee in disguise!

Paul

DieLucas!

· #11 · Jan 31, 2003

PTSchram said:
Are we baiting Kyle, John, and Ho again?

Did Slade put somebody up to this? First he sent Lucas to D-web to stir it up, now we're doing the same here, but in reverse! Oh, I know, 9V is really John Lee in disguise!

Paul

BWAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!! :goofball:

road1will

· #12 · Jan 31, 2003

oh crap im found out :flipoff2:

check out my cool website

PTSchram

· #13 · Jan 31, 2003

Nah, must be Ho, John would have gone on for at least a three page screed using words that even I don't know, or use often.

Then, it would degenerate to name calling.

And they think it's rough over here!

Paul

road1will

· #14 · Jan 31, 2003

oh shut up you stupid mexican

who am i now?

SeaRover

· #15 · Jan 31, 2003

damn adam, you're on a roll here!
:laughing::laughing::laughing:

road1will

· #16 · Jan 31, 2003

mexican isnt a race

Serious One

· #17 · Feb 2, 2003

9V said:
oh shut up you stupid mexican

who am i now?

Damn, if I didn't want people to think I was a racist I would have said that was pretty funny.

Instead I'll just say that it was pretty funny.

:flipoff2:

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