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Cool. What about the metal caps that keep the rubber cups spread though? Are they included? Curious because all of the cylinders on my truck when I got were the crappy springs with no metal caps. Anywhere to source those?

@HDN, seems the biggest issue is the proper springs and the metal inserts that keep the rubber cups spread properly. The metal probably could be printed. Shouldn't be under much pressure. The springs though.... I'm not sure.

The front and rear are the same. It's certainly worth the cost to have the correct springs I would think. Good point about the condition of NOS rubber. Most of the rubber on other NOS items I have has been pretty good though.

Thanks for the updates @Gypsyman. Quality parts are definitely getting harder to find. National Parts Supply is showing out of stock now, so... I'm nowhere near mechanically inclined enough to create my own. But with all the creative folks on this forum, it'd be cool if someone did it.

Dang, @jasonjc , you da man 😂 Thanks.

Thanks for that tidbit @tobyS . I hadn't even thought about that, but it's a good point.

Yep. Checked out Erik's before. He has this note in his description: Note- spring is no longer manufactured with tapered ends. You will need to reuse the original spring if the tapered end is required. I've not torn mine open yet. Hope they haven't been rebuilt in the past with straight springs...

Does anyone make the "good" wheel cylinder rebuild kits for the Deuce anymore? The ones with the cup expander springs? Even on the surplus sites, all I see are the straight springs. Did a search for UP45 through NAPA and it comes up with nothing. What about the whole cylinders on the surplus...