Rear leaf spring clamps...

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Rear leaf spring clamps...

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I would like to know if anyone has replaced those rear leaf spring clamps that keep the springs together? Mine were shot and I'm having a hard time finding how to replace them. Can you use clamps from other makes or models?


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Spring shops have all that stuff. Not sure where else a guy can get it.
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The ones on my trucks are intact but keep moving around. I wonder if you could put a tiny tack weld on it to keep it still?
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72stepside wrote:The ones on my trucks are intact but keep moving around. I wonder if you could put a tiny tack weld on it to keep it still?
I think stock they had some rubber insulation. After a few years the rubber crumbles and leaves.
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There were different types of these clamps. some had a cushiony material squeezed in to keep them from moving, some had a rivet, and some had a dimple. I don't think a spot weld would be a good way to do this.
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