Keeping Coils from moving

barillms · Jul 27, 2005

That little coil spring keeper hook thing that bolts to the axle is supposed to keep the coil springs secured to the axle! Yea right!
Is there anything better? My coils get bounced around so much, and there's so much tension on this little piece ... there has to be something stronger to hold my coils down. My coils end up wiggling around, and I keep having to twist them back into place and it's a pain. What to do to solve this?

BrettM · Jul 27, 2005

weld them down

rstarch345 · Jul 27, 2005

I would NOT weld them. Fabricate a heavier hold down plate and use a Grade 5 thru bolt and lock nut. While welding is everybodys answer that doesn't have one, if you don't have a welder you need other options. Also, you may or may not be the one that has to change that spring at a later date.

red91 · Jul 27, 2005

barillms said:
That little coil spring keeper hook thing that bolts to the axle is supposed to keep the coil springs secured to the axle! Yea right!
Is there anything better? My coils get bounced around so much, and there's so much tension on this little piece ... there has to be something stronger to hold my coils down. My coils end up wiggling around, and I keep having to twist them back into place and it's a pain. What to do to solve this?

red loctite on the hold down bolt ?

Ludakris · Jul 27, 2005

Industrial Zip-Ties...

carnuck · Jul 28, 2005

I put cable clamps on mine. I had to drill another hole because it has 2 nuts on it, but it worked good! Even with a broken off shock and limiter strap, it stayed where it was supposed to be (on the bottom)

barillms · Jul 28, 2005

Actually, I think welding the very end of the coil may keep it in place, along with the stock keeper. It's not that bad, it just wiggles and twists over time.
A small tack weld would work just fine I believe.

StevenJ · Jul 28, 2005

http://rustysoffroad.com/Merchant2/...duct_Code=COILCLIP01&Category_Code=sus_xj_par

For $10 it might be worth it? Mine are stripped also.

SJ

langer1 · Jul 28, 2005

barillms said:
That little coil spring keeper hook thing that bolts to the axle is supposed to keep the coil springs secured to the axle! Yea right!
Is there anything better? My coils get bounced around so much, and there's so much tension on this little piece ... there has to be something stronger to hold my coils down. My coils end up wiggling around, and I keep having to twist them back into place and it's a pain. What to do to solve this?

What puzzels me is there should not be any tension on that part, sounds to me like the springs are to short.
Sorta like 4" lift springs with control arms for a 6" lift.

Rocketman · Jul 29, 2005

I bought the spring holders from Rusty's. Does the job... Just don't overtighten the self tapping bolts. They can strip easily. Once they are snug, leave it alone.

langer1 · Jul 29, 2005

The biggest problem is something is allowing way too much axle travel causing extra force on the spring retainers.

If the axle drops to far the springs run out of compression and pull up on the retainers, that's not supposed to happen.

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