Jim, thanks, I hadn't seen those specs. I should've looked at those... I was using the AMA specs which have rear rocker to ground at 6.2". Not sure why there is a discrepancy... Mine is 8.5" which is pretty close to the stock 8.1" so that makes a lot more sense now. The bar you circled is a mount for the parking brake line. I'm pretty sure it is stock because the service manual mentions it.
Bluebird thanks for all the info. I'm getting rub on both sides. I hadn't thought about the axle bearing play, I will check that. No plate crack or broken center bolt. The bushings look pretty good as well, but I'm by no means an expert.
I think I'm going to replace the springs and see what happens. The only thing is there are no part #s on these springs so I will have to guess at how much lift to get to clear the tires. The free arch on mine is 5 3/8" and new stock springs with no lift is 6 3/8". Been searching around on the forums and it seems like for most people it ends up being trial and error.
