Rear end alignment or adjustments possible?

[barneyz71]

I am working on building my new cart and I have installed a Jakes 6" lift and new leaf springs in the rear. It appears like the rear of the car is not aligned.

The passenger rear wheel looks to be slightly further toward the back of the car than the drivers rear wheel. I think it self aligns off the pin in the leaf spring but thought I would ask if there was any other way to adjust this. I get rubbing at the rear passenger wheel at the back when I'm loaded and hit a bump. I think moving this wheel forward even a quarter inch would eliminate this issue. I assume this would move the driver side rear wheel back making a half inch difference and align the rear of the car.

[lockman1]

Precedent leaf springs are directional, it sounds like you have one of them in backwards!

Here's a thread that may help you...

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...r-springs.html

[barneyz71]

Originally Posted by lockman1

Precedent leaf springs are directional, it sounds like you have one of them in backwards!

Here's a thread that may help you...

http://www.buggiesgonewild.com/elect...r-springs.html

You are correct that they are "directional". The pin is not centered in the leaf from front to back, but if I had the left and right switched it would be off by a lot more than what it is.

[lockman1]

Measure just the drivers side, center pin, to the front loop, then center pin to the rear loop, the longer side should be towards the front.

I'm thinking that if the drivers side is in backwards, and you were to remove just that leaf,
flip it around front to back, it will move the drivers wheel back, and the passenger wheel forward the little bit you need.

[barneyz71]

Originally Posted by lockman1

Measure just the drivers side, center pin, to the front loop, then center pin to the rear loop, the longer side should be towards the front.

I'm thinking that if the drivers side is in backwards, and you were to remove just that leaf,
flip it around front to back, it will move the drivers wheel back, and the passenger wheel forward the little bit you need.

I measured the front loop to the pin and the back loop to the pin. There is like a 2" or so difference. I don't think it's possible to put them in backwards. I think it would hit as soon as I let it down from the jack.

This is the only pic I have showing the drivers side. The wheels seem to be centered in the well. Like I said the passenger side in only about 1/4" different but it's hitting the passenger rear gusset when loaded with one adult on back and hit a bump.

[cartpartsplusman]

Are both springs the same ?someone may have changed one i always try to do pairs at the same time not all manufactures are as close to the org springs there are lots of bad parts out there

[chevydmax6]

Somthing with them springs dont look right to me
The shackles should be more straight up and down
I feel the sprongs are put together wrong or they are not made for that cart

[BearsFan315]

Originally Posted by chevydmax6

Somthing with them springs dont look right to me
The shackles should be more straight up and down
I feel the sprongs are put together wrong or they are not made for that cart

i was wondering myself

they look awfully flat and almost inverted, usually see them arched downwards
then the bottom one is arched downward, looks upside down to me ??!

but looking at other picts, looks similar

[Rooster59]

Somebody else a month or two ago came across a pair of springs that weren't right. If I remember right the arch was too low for the spec. Anything can be made wrong.

Measure both springs from front eye to center bolt. Also measure the unloaded arch height on both.

[barneyz71]

Originally Posted by chevydmax6

Somthing with them springs dont look right to me
The shackles should be more straight up and down
I feel the sprongs are put together wrong or they are not made for that cart

I think you are correct. It looks to me like the bottom heavy spring is upside down. I'm not sure how the shackles looked before I changed the springs. This is a new cart and I just installed the lift and new springs. I am requesting a replacement set and I don't believe these are correct.