Leaf Spring mounting plate and Bump Stop

[Black1990jeep]

I am not question the ability of the bolts to take 170 ft. lbs. I question the ability of the axle tube to withstand that amount of pressure.

Then again, I do not know much about axle tubes. I do know that that puny XJ D44 axle tubes in the back of my XJ probably would not be able to withstand that much without crushing at the U bolts.

I have a Ford nine inch rear in the XJ.

 

[Black1990jeep]

I never liked the u-bolt spring plate as the bump stop mount.

I added 1/4" 2x2" steel tube to the axle housing with a 1/4" top plate with threaded nut to add pucks as needed to adjust spacing.

I came to same conclusion, I will be welding stops to the axle tubes kind of like you have. got to move on of the brake hose to pipe union mounts, at it is in the way. I will need a longer piece of brake pipe there. Resting the vehicle offset, all cantilevered out from the spring mount does not seem good idea.

 

[Black1990jeep]

ps, nice welding job.