leaf spring liners
Racer
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 433
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From: GA
And....what about the bolt?
Here is the finished spring. I need to trim the spring liners a little and it will be finished. I also cleaned and painted the driveshaft in the same gray color. I've got things back in full gear since the winter break so I am continuing on with painting parts and will start re-assembly of the rear suspension soon. I had a lot of parts all blasted and ready to paint but they flash rusted from sitting over the winter. I re-blasted them today. Didn't take very long as there was only a light coating of rust. I am going to get a coat of Eastwood Epoxy Primer on them and then top coat them.
I wouldn't want to be driving the car if the nut backed off.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2011
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From: Paoli, IN
St. Jude Donor '17, '19
I am going to restore my leaf springs this winter. Where did you get your liners? I have a 1980 but it doesn't seem the main shops have a set that goes to that year.
I also saw this on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Leaf-Spring...YRm5:rk:5:pf:0
Also, using the anti-seize...did you put that on the top and bottom of the liner so both leafs slide? Would you recommend something else for this since it is metal on plastic?
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Pro
Joined: Feb 2013
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I got the liners from Corvette Central. They had two liner kits if I remember correctly, with one kit (the one that I bought) having the liners cut to size. I brushed on a light coating of copper anti-seize between each liner top and bottom. I've read where some people have used a graphite powder on the liners which would probably be a better choice. I think that the liner in the link would work well also, as long as it's the correct width for your spring.
Last edited by teamo; Jan 3, 2019 at 01:42 PM.
