....is plastic or teflon and goes between the leaf spring ends and where can you buy them on line?
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What is the thing called that.....
- Thread starter Big Blzn
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Im not sure exactly what they are called but I call them anti-friction pads.
Ive been told that you can buy them cheap at local spring shops but since there are no spring shops within reasonable driving distance to me I got the number to alcan spring and ordered some from them. I think I paid around $20 for 40 of them shipped to AR.
Ive been told that you can buy them cheap at local spring shops but since there are no spring shops within reasonable driving distance to me I got the number to alcan spring and ordered some from them. I think I paid around $20 for 40 of them shipped to AR.
I fiddled with some HDPE or UHMWPE tape from my local plastics place, per the 52" spring swap article. In the end it was prolly too much of a PITA, so if you can get the right part it's prolly better. OTOH, the tape does keep the leaves from sticking anywhere along the length, not just the tips. 
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blazin_blazer
1/2 ton status
big dan..u the kinda person i need to make contact wit and get your for sale list..stuff u don't want or wanting to get rid of...and others in AR...need to make u a thread in regional forum. from texarkana to memphis & fort smith to el dorado..if you fall in that x pretty close sumwhere, lets get a regional thread..my membership not back on ...yet! i'm 45 min from LR..i can stop by a truck place ..get you u-bolts and put them in a flatrate box to you! any of you flatrate is flatrate to cali or NY or FL...just let me know..paypal the $ and i can prolly have it to you in 4-5 days leavin' here! and theres a spicer store in LR..used to be anyway..
I used some of the uhmw for my front springs but only because they had no holes for the little pads. It works ok but I would rather have the little pads, mostly because of the price. uhmw is litte and when you have 52s in the front and 56s in the rear it can get real expensive.
those pads I ordered from alcan were only like .30 each plus the shipping. for $20 I got enough to do both sets of springs then I found out there were no holes in the 52s and got barely enough uhmw from a plastic store for $30.
blazin blazer-Ill post up in the regional forum. I remember getting a couple e-mails from you but I didnt reply to the correct address or something cause I never got a reply back.
those pads I ordered from alcan were only like .30 each plus the shipping. for $20 I got enough to do both sets of springs then I found out there were no holes in the 52s and got barely enough uhmw from a plastic store for $30.
blazin blazer-Ill post up in the regional forum. I remember getting a couple e-mails from you but I didnt reply to the correct address or something cause I never got a reply back.
Chit. Don't know why I didn't think of it but I have Deaver about 15 minutes from my home. Duh!!! Thanks fellas.
guillermoariast
Newbie
Usually they are little plastic pads at the end of each leaf in the pack of leaf springs.
They're there both to keep the leaves quiet (metal on metal contact can be squeaky) and to help the leaves slide along each other more easily (both for better ride and more flex).
four_by_ken
1/2 ton status
As far as the sliding and aiding in the flex... I wonder how much it really does help.
Since the auto makers and all custom spring shops (Deaver) uses them on their packs I'd assume they are a benefit. I just picked up a dozen from Deaver this morning for .50$ a pop. Cheap insurance for a potential benefit to spring performance.
