camerondownunder88 Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Hi, Currently under going a diff upgrade in my KE15 and when I removed the stock diff I pulled the leaf springs off and the original saddle pads were worn out. Saddle pads: http://www.mustangsplus.com/xcart/images/P/15012lg.jpg I have done some reading and found a few places where people suggest throwing them in the bin. Why...They say it tightens up the rear end for better handeling. Now if I run leaf spring directly in contact with diff you would have metal to metal wear.. With pad would stop this.... So I'm in two minds find ones that fit and get new ones OR don't install them and have a better rear end feel etc. What are other peoples views on this? Cheers Cameron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tally Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 id imagine would make the ride a lot harsher, and thats its just like any other bush, just upgrade to polyutherane ones for extra stiffness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrot Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Well realistically in theory there shouldn't be any movement there, so rather than increasing harshness of the ride, I suspect it is more to do with noise/vibration suppression. I have some urethane ones made in Japan specific for a TE27 I plan to use on mine. Not sure about pin diameter/spring width etc but have assumed they will be close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbey Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 I would guess that you might get some noise etc without them; rubbing/squeaking etc. but on a 40 year old car, that's probably the least of your issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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