Steel spring pads?

[1badII]

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?

 

[Mstng2]

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...

 

[1badII]

Racer Walsh has something like it, but it lowers the car. I don't remember if it is aluminum or steel.

 

[jeffnoel]

The Racer Walsh blocks are aluminum.

 

[jshcobra]

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?

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.

 

[TheEvII]

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