Espeefan's slow motion Peterbilt Heavy Hauler build

[Espeefan]

Combined together, the hood's hinge point, just barely clears.

Since I moved the spring hanger back torwards the cab, I had to make a new spring! The original ones were now to long.



I bought some brass sheet, which happened to match the thickness of the original Osswald springs, but I had to figure out how I could bend some nice eyes on the ends of the springs. I wanted them to be uniform, and the best way I could think to do that, was to make a tool.



I tried a test piece and it worked out great!



After a little trial and error, I figured out the total length of the brass spring I needed, and how much it would shorten, given me wrapping the eyelets on the ends. I then made up two new, shorter springs, and milled the holes for the axle bolts.









Then the moment of truth! The new front end suspension, installed with the driven front axle! The fender gap, greatly improved! I was really happy with the results.