Broken Rear Upper Shock Brackets
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Broken Rear Upper Shock Brackets
Greetings,
I have a 1987 F150 300 I6 2WD. The upper mounting bracket for the right rear shock has rusted apart. The frame where the bracket is rivited to appears to be sturdy. I inspected the left upper bracket as well, and it is nearing the end of it's life. I would like to find a replacement bracket, but the local Autozone has no idea....
Any ideas on where to find some replacement mounting brackets??
Thanks,
Ogriv
I have a 1987 F150 300 I6 2WD. The upper mounting bracket for the right rear shock has rusted apart. The frame where the bracket is rivited to appears to be sturdy. I inspected the left upper bracket as well, and it is nearing the end of it's life. I would like to find a replacement bracket, but the local Autozone has no idea....
Any ideas on where to find some replacement mounting brackets??
Thanks,
Ogriv
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Don't know if you tried but I went to Ford for '93 leaf spring shackle and rear bracket replacements (~$75 from the dealer). Both sides rusted through, rear leaf springs almost went through the floor of my bed. I had to air chisel the remains of the spring brackets off of the frame. Strongly recommend an air chisel. Replaced the rivets with Grade 8 bolts. Used alot of locktite for that safe feeling.
No problem 50K later. HTH.
---Surfin Bird
No problem 50K later. HTH.---Surfin Bird
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Many Thanks for the replies! I called the local Ford dealer, and to my dismay. they had a set on the shelf! They only charged me 13 bucks a piece. Wow, I feel lucky today.
Anyway, I cut off the old rivets and drilled out the holes to accept #8 bolts. I installed the new brackets and a new set of shocks too (The factory shocks were still installed!) I replaced the bottom bolts with new ones as well.
After examining these brackets, it is quite obvious why they rust so bad. The bracket acts like a bowl once it's mounted, catching everything that goes by.
Again, Many thanks for the quick replies!!!
GO FORD!
Anyway, I cut off the old rivets and drilled out the holes to accept #8 bolts. I installed the new brackets and a new set of shocks too (The factory shocks were still installed!) I replaced the bottom bolts with new ones as well.
After examining these brackets, it is quite obvious why they rust so bad. The bracket acts like a bowl once it's mounted, catching everything that goes by.
Again, Many thanks for the quick replies!!!
GO FORD!
Last edited by Ogriv; Nov 7, 2006 at 07:42 PM.
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The shock mounts have been made in this stupid way since the 70's. My 78 F100 had the frame rust through here because of that type of engineering brilliance.
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Well, there is now a hole the size of a quarter in the frame at both locations. I suppose most of the water and muck can now escape through these holes!
BTW: The air chisel was a BIG help with the old rivets.
BTW: The air chisel was a BIG help with the old rivets.
