Scott Fisher
Junior Member
Hi there. I am beating my head over this rear suspension. The leaf springs are sized for 1-1/2" OD bushings which would normally require a 3/4" bolt. However, my rear leaf springs use 5/8" bolts. I tore the driver side entire rear leaf spring out and it appears there was a sleeve inserted into the 3/4" ID bushings so that a 5/8" bolt would work. To the best of my knowledge this setup is original. Although a lift kit was installed by someone else it appears it was the lift that replaced the front leafs with 3.5" spacer with stock springs in the rear.
Has anyone come across this? Do they sell sleeves by themselves to take a 3/4" ID down to 5/8" ID?
This isn't the first thing I found weird on this truck. The front axle brake hose is for a 4500 lb axle but I only have a the 3000 lb axle which everything else matches to.
I think dodge just used whatever they had laying around to build this truck. 1992 W250 with a 5.2L
Any help would be much appreciated because I have already spent hundreds on parts that won't work because I didn't want to put the truck out of commission to take it apart and wait for parts.
Tnanks!!!
Has anyone come across this? Do they sell sleeves by themselves to take a 3/4" ID down to 5/8" ID?
This isn't the first thing I found weird on this truck. The front axle brake hose is for a 4500 lb axle but I only have a the 3000 lb axle which everything else matches to.
I think dodge just used whatever they had laying around to build this truck. 1992 W250 with a 5.2L
Any help would be much appreciated because I have already spent hundreds on parts that won't work because I didn't want to put the truck out of commission to take it apart and wait for parts.
Tnanks!!!