Leaf spring upper bumper....

[colkking]

Hey guys!
I am looking at my upper bumper for my leaf springs, and one side is a little higher than the other.
Does the higher end go towards the front or the rear, or does it make a difference?
I am thinking the higher end goes to the front, but wanted to ask folks smarter than me.

Also, my upper bumper has two holes in it.  When I pulled it off the halftrack, it didn't have any rubber bumpers--is there a rubber bumper or something that goes on top?

Thanks!
kk

[big44maghunter]

This is mine before I removed it.  Looks like the lower end is towards the front.  Mine also did not have any bumpers in the two holes.  I did see in one of the other recent posts someone that had two small black bumpers, not sure if that is original or not.

Brad

[big44maghunter]

Well.....now that I go back and look, it was your HT that had the bumpers!  lol, sorry.  looks like you put them on high end to the front, should be low end forward.

Brad

[8683jb]

Mine's also low to the front, no bumpers.

Jon

[colkking]

thanks for the feedback, guys!
I now have my next weekend project figured out!  :-)
Will be reversing my top mounts for my U-bolts, then tightening everything down.
I appreciate you guys setting me straight--especially before I went too far down the deep end.

BTW, I found the rubber bumpers in McMaster-Carr--figured I would put something in there, 'just in case'.

:-)

[Tapper02]

kk,
  Can you post the McMaster-Carr info for the rubber bumpers you found...for posterity?  Thanks.

-Tom

[colkking]

Polyurethane Rubber Push-In Bumper with Tight-Grip Stem, for 9/16" ID

note that i had to shave a little bit of the insert and silicon it to get it into the bracket, but it ain't going anywhere now.  :-)