afco spring sliders - Page 2

Mike Pearson · 05-11-2012, 09:23 AM

They are not worth the work. I had similar ones on my car when I used leaf springs. I did not like them and put the shackles back on.

Jeff Lee · 05-11-2012, 06:27 PM

Mike,
What do you perceive as the problem? I'm considering them on my car.

Mike Pearson · 05-12-2012, 11:13 AM

Jeff

The side brackets with the slots that the springs were supposed to slide in were made from thin mild steel. The bolt through the spring was a 1/2 inch bolt with a thin wall mild steel sleeve that was supposed to roll on the bolt. The sleeve wore a groove in the slot and the slot wore a groove in the sleeve. So it actually was in a bind. I think the ones I had were either moroso or SRD. I guess if you made your own with a thicker bracket with the slot and made the slot wider where you could use an actual roller bearing it would be a good system. Maybe make the side bracket from some 1/2 inch aluminum plate with the slot milled in to match the diameter of a roller bearing. Then you would have something.

Alex Denysenko · 05-12-2012, 11:55 AM

We stock and sell a lot of them.
Many go out with Cal-Trac system orders.
I love the way they work and even have them on my own car. Same AFCO's since 1998. See pics.

They do need to be lubricated 3-4 times a year.
We also stock some really cool billet aluminum shackles for racers who do not want to go through the extra work.

05-11-2012, 09:23 AM	#11
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,443 Likes: 613 Liked 1,915 Times in 574 Posts	Re: afco spring sliders They are not worth the work. I had similar ones on my car when I used leaf springs. I did not like them and put the shackles back on. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

05-11-2012, 06:27 PM	#12
Jeff Lee VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Anthem, Arizona Posts: 2,766 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: afco spring sliders Mike, What do you perceive as the problem? I'm considering them on my car. __________________ Jeff Lee 7494 D/S '70 AMX

05-12-2012, 11:13 AM	#13
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,443 Likes: 613 Liked 1,915 Times in 574 Posts	Re: afco spring sliders Jeff The side brackets with the slots that the springs were supposed to slide in were made from thin mild steel. The bolt through the spring was a 1/2 inch bolt with a thin wall mild steel sleeve that was supposed to roll on the bolt. The sleeve wore a groove in the slot and the slot wore a groove in the sleeve. So it actually was in a bind. I think the ones I had were either moroso or SRD. I guess if you made your own with a thicker bracket with the slot and made the slot wider where you could use an actual roller bearing it would be a good system. Maybe make the side bracket from some 1/2 inch aluminum plate with the slot milled in to match the diameter of a roller bearing. Then you would have something. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

05-12-2012, 11:55 AM	#14
Alex Denysenko Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Michigan City IN Posts: 633 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Re: afco spring sliders We stock and sell a lot of them. Many go out with Cal-Trac system orders. I love the way they work and even have them on my own car. Same AFCO's since 1998. See pics. They do need to be lubricated 3-4 times a year. We also stock some really cool billet aluminum shackles for racers who do not want to go through the extra work. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Alex Denysenko NHRA 3038 SS, 3305 STK - IHRA 6 SS, 330A STK Moneymaker Racing LaPorte Indiana 219-861-1214 www.moneymakerracing.net