New spring pad question

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New spring pad question

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Hey guys,
We started messing with the Waggy again last week.
I am going to need to rotate the rear axle to get the pinion up, so I will need to remove the stock spring perches on the Dana 70.
Will it be better to get a stock length perch or the longer anti wrap perches?
We have a Dana 70 with 60" Suburban springs. It will be mostly on road with mild wheeling.
Let me know if there are any questions I should answer to get at a decision.
Thanks,
Dan

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I like the longer 7" ones

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Re: New spring pad question

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Yeah, if your going to take the time to cut off and weld on new ones, might as well go with the longer ones.
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Re: New spring pad question

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Bought some longer pads this afternoon.
Thanks
Dan
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Antiwrap or if it's not too bad, angle shims.
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Got the anti wrap perches in, hopefully we can get them installed soon.

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These came from Barnes 4WD
Total length is 7-3/4" and 2-1/2" wide
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Looks like the ones I got to put on the 8.25 going into my Comanche. I have to regrind them slightly but mine has the bigger tubes of the later ones. It's always good to make sure of the tube diameter before ordering.
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