SOLVED SOS/Shot in the Dark: Leaf packs off the truck and I'm missing a leaf insulator!

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About to reassemble the leafs and I'm missing ONE of the ~2mm insulators that ride the pin at the center of the pack. Anyone around Eastern Inland Empire that has one?? Shit creek without a paddle...checked vatozone and irishauto and no dice.

This is for a dakar pack, doing an add a leaf...DOH!
 

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About to reassemble the leafs and I'm missing ONE of the ~2mm insulators that ride the pin at the center of the pack. Anyone around Eastern Inland Empire that has one?? Shit creek without a paddle...checked vatozone and irishauto and no dice.

This is for a dakar pack, doing an add a leaf...DOH!

Isn't Dakar or deaver right there in Riverside? Call them tomorrow.
 

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probably but need to knock it out tonight.
 

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bought a sheet of 10ga sheet. 9 dollar ! make you holla!
almost ended up in the ER cutting it with the wheel but good thing for safety squints. they are painted and drying. gonna slather it down with red tacky
 

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all the other leafs have thinner sheets between them. isolators. they are consumables but not installin causes squeaks and other fun noises. have new yellow pads from Headstrong. Had to cut the leafs and will have to tap some new holes. damnit wish my drill press was usable. brand new but it needs a stand (discount damaged deal)
 

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Leaf spring problems. When I start building the Tacoma I'm just going to pull a @Hank and link it. That build starts in 6-10 years though so I've got time to plan it.
 

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Leaf spring problems. When I start building the Tacoma I'm just going to pull a @Hank and link it. That build starts in 6-10 years though so I've got time to plan it.
pretty much. linked rear is down the trail for me still. can't do it all at once.
 

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pretty much. linked rear is down the trail for me still. can't do it all at once.

7 years and I can leave the state permanently. That's when I build my property in Arizona. Once that's done and I have a shop with a lift, then the prerunner build starts.
 

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holy shit balls that sucked. only got one side done?! arghhh

stupid low ceiling in garage (less than 7ft at back) and the truck has bigger tires now. I couldn't get the leaf reinstalled! 17" instead of 16" wheels now with different backspacing and the icing on the heavy metal cake...lugs need thin wall sockets that are currently loaned out atm. did it with the wheel on, and not enough space to install because the pack is bigger (you see how bad of a shit salad this turned out). Oh, couldn't move the truck because the rear axle is dangling in the breeze.

moment of genius and danger. took a 2.5" old galvi pipe and put it between the eyes of the pack. bailing wire around the ends to keep it from jumping and used a ratchet strap to flatten the pack out...the now HD pack. f me. sketchy is understatement.

made a list for tomorrow....
FIRST one: GET A HELPER
Second: Thin wall sockets
Third: I need a barn!
 

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so done with leafs. I'm gonna get a quote from JD for this.
https://flic.kr/p/QXxioB and 4 link it. screw it. its only money.

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screw leaf springs. biggest heaviest pieces of shit. I want to melt them down into an anvil so i can take out my frustrations for the rest of my days.

4 link is going to be way outside the budget. fuk. now its looking like SUA 63" and 3.0 19"s shocks. argh.
 
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