Rear Diff Mounting Issue - Flex Form Leaf Springs

[Bulletpruf]

I bought a pair of the Mancini's and a pair of the Allstars. The Allstars I bought have a provision for mounting the shock on either side of the axle, which will allow me to run the factory staggered shock setup.

My findings -

The Mancini stuff is well made, weigh 2.558# each, constructed out of .25" steel (gusset is .185"), and have a .71" shock mounting pin. Fit is fine when mocked up.

The Allstar parts are also well made, but a bit heavier at 3.502# (weighed without shock pin), constructed out of .25" steel (.122" gussets), and did not come with a shock pin. Fit is fine when mocked up.

The stockers are surprisingly a bit thicker at .32", weigh 2.334#, and have a .625" pin.

I also ordered some u-bolts from Mancini. Also nice looking stuff. The u bolts are too long by a few inches, but that won't take long to fix.

I intend to use the Mancini parts, but will hang on to the Allstar brackets in case I want to try a staggered shock setup.

Pics follow.

Thanks



Scott

Mancini and Allstar bits side by side. Mancini brackets are black.


Flipped over. Sorry for the lousy pic.


Mancini mounted.


Pic 2 of Mancini mounted.


Allstar mounted.


Pic 2 of Allstar mounted.