Spitfire1974 » Restoration » Suspension » Rear Suspension

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The rear suspension is independent with swing axles and single u-joints at each exposed axle. The spring itself is the swing-spring design with an integral roller for the first leaf.

Radius bar bracket nuts	RH Radius bar	RH Radius bar bracket four shims and gasketing material 01	RH Radius bar bracket four shims and gasketing material 02	RH Radius bar bracket four shims and gasketing material 03
LH Radius rod bracket four shims and gasketing material 01	LH Radius rod bracket four shims and gasketing material 02	Rear leaf spring mount and access cover 01	Rear leaf spring mount and access cover 02	Marking two dots on RH universial joint flange
RH Shock Absorber removal 01	RH Shock Absorber removal 02	LH Shock Absorber removal	LH upper trunion spring bolt	RH upper trunion spring bolt 01
Removing swing spring bracket 01	Removing swing spring bracket 02	Removing swing spring bracket 03	Removing swing spring bracket 04	Swing spring bracket and deteriorated pad
Removing swing spring studs from top of differential 01	Removing swing spring studs from top of differential 02	RH rear axle and brake plate removal 01	RH rear axle and brake plate removal 02	LH axle and brake plate assembly removal 01
LH axle and brake plate assembly removal 02	LH axle and brake plate assembly removal 03	Deteriorated Ujoint LH side	Degreased axle assemblies	Hardware before cleaning
Hardware cleaned	Hardware cleaned and bagged	drive shaft U-joint flanges same as drive shaft	Worn U-joints	paint on rear diff parts and locating arms 01
Drive axle u-joints installed	Rear Spring removed01	Rear Spring removed02	Rear Spring removed03	Sandblasting Rear Spring 01
Sandblasting Rear Spring 02	Painting with Chassis Saver Rust Encaspulator after wire brushing (1)	Painting with Chassis Saver Rust Encaspulator after wire brushing (2)	rubber buttons from SpitBits (1)	rubber buttons from SpitBits (2)
Spring Assembly (1)	Spring Assembly (2)	Spring Assembly (3)	Installing spring mount hardware	Swing spring pivot (1)
Rubber top pad	Swing spring pivot (2)	Swing Spring Installed (1)	Swing Spring Installed (2)	Swing Spring Installed (4)
Swing Spring Installed (5)	Swing Spring Installed (6)	Swing Spring Installed (7)	RH drive axle to u joint	RH bolt into spring eye and upper link
RH shock install with brake line	RH installed	LH lever up spring to match link	LH installed	LH u joint flange marks
RH u joint flange markings	Rear suspension on chassis	Radius Rod removed from suspension and hardware 01	Radius Rod removed from suspension and hardware 02	Bushings installed in radius rods 01
Bushings installed in radius rods 02	Bushings installed in radius rods 03	Bushings installed in radius rods 04	Rear Radius Arm Brackets and shims (1)	Rear Radius Arm Brackets and shims (2)
Installing Rear Radius Arms (1)	Installing Rear Radius Arms (2)	Installing Rear Radius Arms (3)	Installing Rear Radius Arms (5)	New spring nuts and screws for leaf spring cover
Spring nuts in place	RV sealant on cover	Leaf spring cover in place

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