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Hi everyone. Probably a stupid question, but, is there a "front" & "back" to install rear leaf springs? I notice the clamp arrangements are different on the ends. These are stock springs.
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Yes
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Do these look right?

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I believe they can only go in one way though. There is an alignment pin that holds them in place where the U bolt lines up.
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The way I put them on, the front clamp covers 4 leaves and the rear clamp is on 3.

Can someone with stock springs verify this?

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That first picture is messed up somehow. Try this.Image

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I checked my 66 but the clamps hold 3 leafs on front & rear of the axle. So they must be a different leaf pack. I6vsV8 or GVWR rating?
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Yep, probably correct. I think I found the info I needed on the national site. The front mount has the wrap going into the middle of the OD and the rear mount has the spring basically tangent to the OD.

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http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showth ... p?t=170648


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