Rear Spring Hangers On

Today I began installing the rear spring hangers so I can install the Model T spring, hang the rear end, and begin measuring the shorten the torque tube and driveshaft.

After wire brushing the extra-long special, square-headed backing plate bolts that came with one of the sets of aftermarket accessory rear shock mounts I have, I cleaned the mounting surfaces on the rear end using a wire brush on my 7" angle grinder.


Here's a close-up of the installation. You can also see the bare Vanadium steel exposed where my friend bobbed off the original rear spring hangers.


I also mocked up the rear spring.


Next, I have to disassemble the spring, grease it, and figure out the easiest and safest (these may be mutually exclusive) way of installing the spring. I have a few aces up my sleeve, though.

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