DIY Stable Loads?
I have a 2008 Chevy SRW 1 Ton. I'm thinking of making my own version of Stable Loads - something to take up the space between the regular stack of leaf springs and the overload spring. I've read a...
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2Gordons wrote:
I did just that. Worked fine for a couple of seasons, then one split. They are a little off-camber, which might account for the splitting. The Stabil-loads I replaced them with match the angles of impact on the overload springs a little better.
Regardless, the pucks worked for a while, and they are cheap enough to replace if need be.
Stress risers... I'd wager there was maybe some sort of a nick or a cut in the edge of the hole you drilled (bit getting stuck maybe) that lead to a crack forming, and going farther and farther until it split.
Another puck could be "hollowed out" for a bolt head/washer, and then cut at an angle in a table/chopping saw to match the angle of the springs better if your assumption of angles is correct also.
Later
C
