leaf spring bushings

[79Scott]

Hey guys,
Please excuse my ignorance but what is a rear forward spring bushing in regards to rear leaf springs?

I assume the front bushings are different than the rears on the leaf springs?

Thanks

 

[TubeTruck]

The front of the rear spring, the solid mount side.

 

[Swearbody]

It is in fact the bushing that resides in the front eye of the spring.

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[Swearbody]

And yes the front is a little smaller than the rear if I recall correctly.

 

[79Scott]

So I would need two sets of bushings, one set for the front of the springs and one set for the rear of the springs?

 

[75gmck25]

One end of the spring uses a fixed mount, so it has a single bushing to allow it to rotate in the mount. The other end of the spring must be allowed to change in length as the axle moves, so it has a shackle mount with a bushing in each end. On a 4WD squarebody there is a total of 12 bushings (3 per spring). They are not all the same diameter.

Bruce