Replacing rear spring plate with weighted spring?
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Replacing rear spring plate with weighted spring?
The SSM traction bar fits on pre-80 Corvette only, so I am fabricating my own. (I'll post pics & details later.)
I need to remove the rear spring mounting plate so I can use it as a pattern for the base plate of the rear mount bracket. I am going to weld a HD spring mount to the plate, finish it, and bolt it where the original mounting plate was.
What I want to know is, can I remove the spring mounting plate without unweighting the spring and removing the spring pad bolts?
In other words, can I leave full weight on the spring when I remove the plate?
My thinking is that force on the spring is vertical, not horizontal (lateral), so the spring will not slide forward, backward, or sideways when I take the 3 spring mount bolts out. The weight of the car will be sufficient to prevent any movement.
What do you think? Have you ever tried this?
I need to remove the rear spring mounting plate so I can use it as a pattern for the base plate of the rear mount bracket. I am going to weld a HD spring mount to the plate, finish it, and bolt it where the original mounting plate was.
What I want to know is, can I remove the spring mounting plate without unweighting the spring and removing the spring pad bolts?
In other words, can I leave full weight on the spring when I remove the plate?
My thinking is that force on the spring is vertical, not horizontal (lateral), so the spring will not slide forward, backward, or sideways when I take the 3 spring mount bolts out. The weight of the car will be sufficient to prevent any movement.
What do you think? Have you ever tried this?
Last edited by MN80Vette; Jan 1, 2007 at 01:00 PM.
