i'm not sure that i'm posting in the right place so feel free to point me in the right direction. i need two types of bracket for the leaf spring rear suspension of my project. first problem: brackets i got from speedway are for a 3" tube axle but my axle tubes are 2 3/4". clearly my oversight so i'll need the following brackets fitted for the smaller tube. if anyone has a suitable work around i'm all ears. second problem: the spring axle brackets i got from speedway are about 2" too long; they're about 6 5/8" where indicated and i need about 4 5/8". again, if anyone can think of a work around let me know. otherwise, i'm looking for someone (business or fella with the skill and tools) who can make them up for me and not cost a ton of money. i am a bit limited in my resources to try and make stuff on my own. thanks!
i gotta add that man i think i looked everywhere and either nobody makes what i need or they are not listing it. i even looked on ebay. a bit frustrated you might say.
Sorry to hear, Snick. There is a local metal place that can prototype, one-off and more with shears, laser and water jet. They are about a hundred an hour plus materials, and you would probably be better off with a CAD file of the type they use. Probably a few out your side of the country. Ron Pope has similar brackets available with different axle diameters. I'd give them a call and see if they can build to suit. https://eztbucket.com/shop/ols/products/rear-axle-radius-rod-brackets https://eztbucket.com/shop/ols/categories/rear-suspension
You could try Send Cut Send. If you send them a sketch of what you need they will convert it to a cad file and cut it for you. They seem to be very popular with DIY's so I imagine their pricing must be fairly reasonable. https://sendcutsend.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoqyTgC6gcJT3oWT76f57zslvOFjGA9jKDmad7IonFEn7MmRKh-1
I had similar situation. My fabricator said no problem. He just welded them on, anyway. When finished, I put a 100k miles on that install.
You need to drill one new hole (drill the new hole in the lower thinner part of the bracket, you may have to cut the excess part off), and center the curve on the axle in the proper position. If you know the distance you need between the two holes, a qualified welder should be able to drill the new holes, trim off the excess brackets, and fill the 1/8" gap at the top and bottom of the curve as he welds on the brackets. The entire process should take less then an hour if the welder knows what he is doing.
i'm not 100% sure what you mean. i did look at the spring mount bracket and thought that it might be possible to cut the smaller (2 3/4") scallop out making it both fit the tube and bring the perch in the needed amount. is that what you mean? not sure if there's enough meat on the other bracket to do something similarly.
he also made (still makes?) a shorter spring perch. i'm not eager to bring up bad vibes but i had a pretty bad experience with rp. it started out well enough but degraded so badly i cannot bring my self to do any more business with him- even for this. he built my t frame and other parts fwiw.
i actually thought of them. i didn't know they could work with hand drawings; i'll look into this.... thanks!
as a side note in my search of a solution i discovered pete & jakes and posie's offeres rear spring brackets that use a pivot perch like your common front spring perch. see photo for reference. i might try something like this as it should mean a bit less fabricating. *edit: also, as always i appreciate everyone's two cents. imo anything constructive is always helpful in some way.
Sorry to hear that, @Snicklefritz65. I appreciate the heads up, and the civil way you posted it. Here's a video from SCS, showing how to do a drawing they can work from. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcgggYISj80
a quick update on the send/cut/send: i looked at their site and i'm drawing up something now to send them and if anyone cares i might be posting up my experience here in case it's of any help to anyone. question: i'm seriously considering using pivots at the rear and wonder why it's not more common than it seems. p&j and posie's are pretty reputable operations so i figure the engineering is sound. am i missing anything?
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