I’m trying to restore my grandpa’s first pickup, 1963 ford f100 4 X 4 sidestep. The rear shackles quit taking grease about twenty years ago; mow the pins have worn all the way threw the shackles. I havn’t been able to find the rear shackles anywhere; I’ve tried LMC, NAPA, Carquest, Advance Auto Parts, Ford dealership, MAC’s, NPD, salvage yards in the area, and sadly much more. I was wondering if any of you guys know of a place that could help me out.

 

You might just try using a set of shackles off a later model truck. You may have to do a little retrofitting, but I wouldn't think it to be that difficult.

ROb

 

Welcome to FTE

Ford sold the shackles as part of a kit which includes the bushing(s) and attaching parts.

The same shackle kits were used on all 1957/64 F100's whether 2WD or 4WD.

Ford part numbers:

2) B7C5630A .. Rear Spring Shackle Kit ~ Front of Rear Spring.

2) B7TZ5630A .. Rear Spring Shackle Kit ~ Rear of Rear Spring.

Obsolete Ford parts dealer greensalescompany.com has both these kits in stock: 800-543-4959.

 

Bill

Can you do a little more checking.

I have run into two different types of rear shackles on 2 wheel drive trucks. One is a rounded unit for the lower rear perch attachment and the other a square headed unit.

I have a set of NOS square type on the 64 but the ones i have removed for unis are completly different in the way they are fabricated.

Possibly 2 different suppliers with the same part number?

The each use the same bushings.

Garbz

 

As original (): The 1957/63 & 1964/72 Ford truck parts catalogs showed the part numbers I listed above for 1957/64 F100's with either 2WD or 4WD.

1965/72 F100's with 2WD (only) use the same front & rear...rear spring shackle kits (B7C5630A & B7TZ5630A).

1965/72 F100's w/4WD use different kits.