im in need of a set of shackles an hanger brackets for my 97 ranger is ford the only place i can go to get them?
right now the guys on there counter is trying to sell me u bolts
they tell me there isnt anything else in the back end i can buy

 

I might not have much knowledge about what's what, but I do know that there is ALWAYS somewhere else you can get the parts you need.
I'm not sure what parts stores you could go to. Maybe try searching the yellow pages in your area. Call some of the parts stores and ask them. If they seem to have no clue what you're talking about, call somewhere else. I'm all the way on the other side of the province in a small town that's off the beaten path, so parts stores here aren't a franchise or nationwide.
You could always order online as well.
You could try this place. http://www.rockauto.com/
They do ship to Canada & their prices aren't to bad (depending on the weight). I think my boyfriend paid about $40 for all my ebrake cables. Which beats the aproximate price of $30 a piece here.

Sounds like the guy/s you dealt with at the counter either A)Doesn't care to much about the customers or B)Doesn't know much about parts. I'd be complaining if it were me. When I go to a parts store I want what I ask for and if they don't have it in stock they should at least ask if you'd like to order it. As much as I LOVE Fords, I absolutely HATE going their for parts because they tend to try and sell me something that I don't need and I find their prices way higher than other parts stores.

 

Try a local suspension/spring shop. They can make u-bolts for a lot less than dealers. Hanger brackets are Ford only (you're talking the one that's riveted to the frame?) At my father-in-law's suspension shop, he gets most parts aftermarket, but the frame brackets he gets at the dealer.

 

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well my problem is that the guy at the dealer hasnt got a clue what a shackle an hanger bracket is. i use to work for a spring shop an we always called them that.
problem is i need it this weekend before they snap off,so i guess im have to start calling another dealer
i swear sometimes they must look for crappy tire rejects

 

That's the Ford dealers for you here in Canada, they can't be bother because they think it's to old so they don't even try. I have gone over to Niagara Falls USA, gone into a Ford dealer and asked for stuff rangeing from 10 years old to 40 years old, the guy looked it up and usually say I can have it in 2 days. These are Ford parts too

 

The newest parts catalog I have is from 1989, so I can't give you the full part number, but shackle kits are Ford basic number: 5630 and the bushings (they come with the shackle kits) are: 5781


Give those basic numbers to the pinhead at your local dealers parts counter. The only info he will need is the make, model, and year, whether its 2 or 4WD, and is the shackle at the front of the rear spring or the rear of the rear spring.


Unlike most other auto manufacturers part numbers, which have one number for the group, and then a 7 digit part number, which doesn't include any part of the group number, the group number Ford uses is a part of the actual part number. This means that, for example, 5630 is the basic part number for any shackle..car or truck...what makes the difference is the prefix and suffix. Example: 1965/66 Mustang: C4DZ-5630-A or 1971 Ford pickup: C8TZ-5630-A. If some pinhead can't figure out a simple shackle kit, he better find another line of work.

 

At a Chevy dealer!

 

well thanks every 1 i should now be able to find them now even if the part guy hasnt got a clue