cumminscruiser
Adventurer
Is it worth the time to disassemble the leaf springs and install pads to allow the leafs to move more freely, and are the slip pads available? Would picces of teflon work for this application. What about the brackets?
My brother and I used TeriAnn's method on some trailer spring packs with really good results. Again, it was a rebuild situation so it's hard to gauge improvement given the state of the spring pack prior. The trailer tracks much smoother with less tug at the pintle though. I would make the effort again.
Regarding the left over friction tape you'll have.... I've used this stuff everywhere. It's tough. Land Rover bodies essentially bolt together - metal on metal. Often the two metals are of different types resulting in corrosion. The friction tape is thin enough and easy enough to work with that it isolates very nicely. I have it between the fender and the breakfast, rear body tub to frame mounts, seatbox to rear tub, etc. No squeaks, no corrosion...
Henry
www.4x4freedom.com
I'm not convinced the the plastics continue to work after they are filled with grit. OME uses a Teflon pad right at the end of each leaf and over time it loads with grit and wears a pocket into the next leaf. Some people have used slip plate. Its an industrial coating that reduces the friction in chutes and grainbins. I have a set of leafs that I coated but have never installed so I can't comment on long term effectiveness.
Is it worth the time to disassemble the leaf springs and install pads to allow the leafs to move more freely. . .?