[BILTIT]

Ponjohn, just found a post on another board that says if you take the front spring eye buckets and swap them side for side they will retain one of the original mounting bolts but mount inside the frame rail and then you just weld in the rest. I will try that first and see how it works.

[71 Ventura II]

Originally Posted by BILTIT

Ponjohn, just found a post on another board that says if you take the front spring eye buckets and swap them side for side they will retain one of the original mounting bolts but mount inside the frame rail and then you just weld in the rest. I will try that first and see how it works.

A local fabricator told me you don't have to move the front spring cup at all when relocating the leaf-springs inboard. If you notice, the springs don't sit in line with the subframe and/or subframe connectors to start with. The factory springs angle outward slightly in relation to the front cup. To move the spring inboard you just need the rear offset hanger, new housing mounts, and the front only "swings" or "pivots" to allow mounting. Apparently after you install the rear offset spring hanger it aligns the spring with the front subframe. JD