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Installing Rear Spring Plates -- OEM setting ?

611 views 3 replies 3 participants last post by  evilC  
#1 ·
I have refurbsihed all the suspension setup of my buggy... and now in the process of re-fitting the rear spring plates.

Unfort. I lost the marks i had previously made as regards to height etc... :( anyone can help me install the plates at the proper angle (oem angle) for now ?

Read somewhere that there is a particular angle when fitting torsion bars / plates to factory position.

Any advice appreciated guys :hug:
 
#2 ·
if it's a swing axle rear I generally find for a Buggy a good start position is so that the bottom of the spring plate will just slip over the downward stop in the axle forging with little or no leverage. Stock position would be around one spline lower than this.

I hope that makes sense.
 
#4 ·
On my IRS spring plates I set the plate at 20* to the lower edge of the damper tower and that appears to give around a 1 spline drop. I have to lever the springplate onto the stop but thats not a big deal.