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I'm taking an AutoCAD class, and I thought about taking the measurements of the stock rear spring pads (The rubber pads the leaf spring is sandwitched between), making an AutoCAD drawing, and having a machine shop machine some steel versions of the pads. Would this be a good idea to do? I've heard Wart mention the rubber pads being one of the weak points of the MII suspension, so I thought this might help it out. Is steel a good material? Would aluminum or polyurethane be better?
 

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If you could get a reproduction made in poly like the poly bushing kits that would be cool. I dont think steel would work so well as the axle needs some flex, but then again I am not an automotive engineer so I dunno...
 
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Racer Walsh has something like it, but it lowers the car. I don't remember if it is aluminum or steel.
 

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The Racer Walsh blocks are aluminum.
 
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1badII said:
I'm taking an AutoCAD class, and I thought about taking the measurements of the stock rear spring pads (The rubber pads the leaf spring is sandwitched between), making an AutoCAD drawing, and having a machine shop machine some steel versions of the pads. Would this be a good idea to do? I've heard Wart mention the rubber pads being one of the weak points of the MII suspension, so I thought this might help it out. Is steel a good material? Would aluminum or polyurethane be better?
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Poly would work better since it would reduce the flex problem of the rubber insulators considerably but would still absorb at least some of the road vibrations. When I installed a set of Stumpy's lift bars on my Ghia which eliminate the rubber insulator, the ride suffered considerably.
 

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Jeff, do yu have pads on yours? Because I have Stumpy's Trac-bars on mine too and I have no pads.
 
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