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Old 12-02-2022, 10:51 AM
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The only ways to properly lower a leaf spring type suspension is either by a lowering block or by re-arching the leaf spring. Removing leaves from the leaf spring changes spring rate.
The early 7000 Continuation Cobra camber adjustment methods were very poorly designed at best! How can you have a leaf spring pivot bolt that also serves as the camber adjustment bolt at the same time?! To properly set the camber you have to tighten the assembly so that once the camber has been set it will not move, to do this requires tightening the assembly so that it locks down. So how do you retain a floating leaf spring if you have to tighten its pivot bolt to a point where it does not move or the camber will change, you can not have both at the same time! You can if you weld the camber adjustment eccentric on the leaf spring pivot bolt to the assembly after setting your camber but forget trying to adjust the camber at the next alignment you do.
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