rear spring perch rustout
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rear spring perch rustout
i am wrecking out a 79 f100 for the engine/trans and my brother in law is going to use the frame for a body swap as his got hit i noticed the rear perches are almost totaly rusted out below the spring is this a common thing? as i have never seen that before in all the time i have had these trucks he will have to grind/punch out the rivits and reuse his for sure makes me wonder why a drain hole was not drilled out but i think that would help
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After reading I'm not sure what is rusted out ? The spring perches are the thick steel pads that are welded to the axles tube & the springs get bolted to them with U bolts. I'm thinking you mean the rear spring hanger ? If so it is very common for them to rust out, especially the north.
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I've got rust free, calif. spring hangers sitting here for sale if your brother will be using this truck and needs them. I used to scrap body mount towers, spring hangers, etc. when parting these trucks but after having a bunch of guys on here asking for them I've been taking the time to keep them now.
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I had a rotted out spring hangar on my highboy and I couldn't see using 35 year old mounts so I fabricated a new one out of 1/4" plate and some notched out square stock. I'll try to get some pictures up if anyone cares. Oh, we torched out the rivets, but I'd say a grinder would do the job just as well.
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