1968 International 1300 4x4 main leaf build 

They are rare. Dodge uses them a bit and a few other manufactures.

We find it super quick and efficient.

thank you.

coveralls are made by CINTAS and they are the only ones i found with a Fire Resistance on them. made form cotton. Most coveralls are made from 60% or more polyester which burns quite nicely.

@@simcoespring and has the unfortunate tendency to melt into your skin while it's at it! 😱

me neither. made a few main leaves now and still don't know what it looks like in real life.

We drill the holes with just jobber bits. Most holes we drill are 13/32 or 17/32. We usually drill at about 130RPM, low and slow. we also use coolant as well, but not always, depends on how hot the drill bit is getting.

yup, don't envy people doing them at home. Hard enough in the shop with all the equipment

@@simcoespring ...it actually wasn’t that bad. I have a flatbed so access was easy... should have remembered your knife trick with the bolts..that would have been easier...all in all...1 1/2 hours from opening the garage door to last bolt tightened.

they are usually installed with a wet bolt and greased through the bolt.

Just a really sharp jobber bit. However you have to drill it at about 60 RPM or the bit will dull instantly.

we do not cut any of the material on the 45 degree angle, mostly because of accuracy and the fact that my chop saw is really hard to adjust. The eyes are rolled in different directions because that is how it was made back in 1968. Each manufacturer makes and rolls their eyes differently. Dodge does a lot of down-turned eyes, most do "Berlin" eyes, which is a upturned eye rolled backwards. I could really do a video on each different eye design. you can adjust the ride height also by turning the eyes up or down, so yah, a lot of different reasons to change the eye type.

Great questions. Especially the opposite rolled ends one

@@simcoespring do it! we'd love to see that video

something I am planning on making a video of this winter

not really sure about that. We always press them in cold so we don't have any issues with deformation. plus I'm used to rolling eyes for rubber bushings, which is more important to have cold.

very little.

that is just a Kodiac/top kick. I believe there where a few different springs that went in the rear of that vehicle. 8 leaf, 9 leaf or 10 leaf rear springs. They also came out with a tapered rear suspension for that truck too. so a bunch of options. Contact me at www.simcoespring.com on my contact page and I can help you further.

it always works, until it doesn't

I tried that back in the late 90s. no thanks.