Any ideas for challenge priced leaf spring liners?

Inter-leaf friction is a bad thing, it's not consistent.

Shawn

youngfg wrote: If you reduce the inter-leaf friction, you will have to add that damping back somewhere. I would guess the factory shocks were designed for the friction in the spring.

we're not exactly working with stock stuff on this

youngfg wrote: If you reduce the inter-leaf friction, you will have to add that damping back somewhere. I would guess the factory shocks were designed for the friction in the spring.

Do you really think AMC bothered to calculate internal leaf pack friction in relation to overall vehicle dampening and shock selection?

From the way stock leaf packs sag on stock vehicles I don't think they did many calculations on the leaf packs at all.

Have you tried just polishing the leafsprings where they meet?

I like the graphite paint. Best way for a racecar is to just run them 'wet' with moly grease. An enclosing rubber gaiter would be nice. Some vintage cars had leather spring gaiters.

While perusing the Speedway "Street Rod" catalogue last night (it just came in the mail...) I was elated to find this spring liner material and thus be able to constructively post to this thread:

http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Spring-Liners-with-Lip,2079.html

$13-$17 for 20 feet of it...depending on width.

Hope it helps!
Clem

WOW that's a great find!