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jberry's Retarded Desert Penguin

Discussion in '1st Gen. Builds (1995-2004)' started by jberry813, Feb 5, 2011.

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  1. Apr 23, 2014 at 6:57 PM
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    On that note

     
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  2. Apr 28, 2014 at 8:41 PM
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    So did some fairly major refurbishing on the leaf springs. They've definitely seen better days. A handful of the teflon slider pads were broken or missing. On top of that the remaining pucks were pretty much worthless. The pucks are really intended for street trucks. The pucks leave a gap between the leafs, and with trucks that see a lot of dirt miles, the pucks cause more problems than they resolve. My leafs were coated with dirt, grease, sand, and god knows what else and made it impossible for the leafs to slide gracefully.

    So...I broke down the leaf packs completely and removed the remaining pucks. Wire wheeled and sanded every single leaf, top and bottom. Radiused and chamfered both ends of every leaf. Followed up with drowning each leaf with a quick dry aerosol moly lube. They slide like butter now.

    The new changes along with the re-arch and extra leaf should work well with my truck. We'll see.

    Didn't really take any pictures. Mostly done...just needs re-assembly and a coat of paint:

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    And the pile of shit that came off the leafs:

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  3. Apr 28, 2014 at 8:44 PM
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    Must be a way smoother ride now
     
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    Extra leaf eh? Sweet.

    Shouldn't the lube be applied after paint?..
     
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  5. Apr 28, 2014 at 8:49 PM
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    Should know by next week.
    Need centering pins, a coat of paint, and some misc shit to put it all back together.
     
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  6. Apr 28, 2014 at 8:50 PM
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    hahahha. Shit. I better get a better looking rig.
     
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  7. Apr 28, 2014 at 8:52 PM
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    No. Paint between the leafs would just gum up, get stripped off and cause friction in between the leafs...exactly what I'm trying to avoid. Healthy dose of moly lube between the leafs and paint on the assembled pack.
     
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  8. Apr 28, 2014 at 8:53 PM
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    Oh gotcha.

    Makes sense. Hope it works well.
     
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    I just picked up the same used leafs today Jason, the set I got had gear oil sand dirt and who knows what covered on them . I sprayed them with some degreaser hit em with the pressure washer! And paint and good as new. Alot easier than wire wheels lol .
     
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  12. Apr 28, 2014 at 9:03 PM
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    LOL. Yeah a lot easier, but far from the same effect. Believe me...you can actually feel the leafs fighting movement. The leafs don't slide, they hop.
     
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  13. Apr 28, 2014 at 9:04 PM
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    Hmmm. Gotcha so just grind each leaf round and the tops facing each other?
     
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  14. Apr 28, 2014 at 10:48 PM
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    So as I have my new leafs off the truck I begin sanding and took leafs apart ,cleaning. To do the same as you did Jason so they can be smoother. OMG Its a shit load of work haha.
     
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    Pretty much. Read through and look at all the pictures in the article I sent over.

    Yeah it's a lot of work. Took me 8 hours...not including re-assembly.
     
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    No. The ride height had nothing to do with the chamfering/grinding. It was a result of the re-arch. You can see them stuffing them through the machine to change the arch..
     
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    :facepalm: of course. Ha my bad.
     
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    Jason. What spring/ubolts plates are you using?
     
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