Re: `56 Plazakota leaf pack ??
[Re: 67R/T4speeder]
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12/13/17 12:18 AM
12/13/17 12:18 AM
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Posts: 10,538 Freeport IL USA
poorboy
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I Live Here
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Freeport IL USA
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Leaf springs are pretty easy to deal with. You can make up brackets and pretty much mount them anywhere you want them. You just need the center bolt to end up where you want the axle centered in the wheel opening, and be sure the springs are centered side to side and the correct width for your spring perches on the axles. I suppose being square to the body center line would probably be good as well.
Personally, I would go for an over the counter spring set as close to the length of the springs on the rear frame you are using, and support the weight needed. According to the Standard Catalog of Chrysler, the 56 Dodges weighed in between 3,300 and 3,600 lbs, 1,700-1,800 lbs springs shouldn't be much of an issue for a good spring shop.
When I did my 54 pickup, I bolted 1/4" thick 4" x 4' angle to the side of the frame and bolted the spring brackets to the angles. Didn't give me any problems for the 50K miles I drove the truck. Gene
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Plazakota
[Re: 67R/T4speeder]
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06/11/18 07:44 PM
06/11/18 07:44 PM
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Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,668 Caldwell, Idaho
67R/T4speeder
OP
top fuel
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top fuel
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,668
Caldwell, Idaho
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Well my customer has pulled the plug on his Plazakota project and wants to sell it now . I have just been storing it for a while now for him to decide and after some thought has made his choice. I am bummed but hopefully someone will finish it. I cannot afford it or I would buy it. You people have been a great help all along and wanted to thank you.Keep up the build threads, I read them all the time. Andy
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