Rear Shackle Help ASAP
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Rear Shackle Help ASAP
noticed my drivers side rear shackle for my springs is broken clean through. where can i get new shackles? have looked at jcwhitney, suspension connection, and tuff country with no luck. any info is appreciated. thanks
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Find a spring shop. Normally noone touches any of my trucks, Or my farm equipment, but our local spring shop replaced all my shackles, spring bushings and rearched all the springs a lot cheaper than I could have bought just the parts for. It was well worth it for all the work he did.
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i don't know if this lmc is any good. i got on there site to look for a door handle, they wanted something like 9.97 plus 7.95 for ship & handling, so i called Advance Auto same part for $6.18 plus no shipping and no wait.
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Spring Accessories such as Shackle bolts, hangers, and shackles
I just got my front shackels from here. Ford wanted $130 each. USA made Dayton from here was about 26 bucks.
I just got my front shackels from here. Ford wanted $130 each. USA made Dayton from here was about 26 bucks.
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Spring Accessories such as Shackle bolts, hangers, and shackles
I just got my front shackels from here. Ford wanted $130 each. USA made Dayton from here was about 26 bucks.
I just got my front shackels from here. Ford wanted $130 each. USA made Dayton from here was about 26 bucks.
After the rivets are gone it can be a PITA to install the replacement bolts especially if you have a rear fuel tank.
On the last one I did I used their kit for both sides it includes everything from the leaf springs out to the frame including the bolts to get it done. The spring shackle is probably shot too.
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oh and choose the correct length bolts. bolts that are too long will puncture your rear tank. oops.....
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Wish this had been posted 2 weeks ago!!!!!!
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Did I miss something....You should have used the link that johnstoys2 posted for you. The brackets are 23.13 vs. $49.95 from LMC and the most expensive bolt they have is $10.04. Yours would have been $5.42...and worth it.....Those are special bolts, not just grade 8's. Standard bolts are threaded too far down the shank, the threads will wear into the spring bushing. My 2 cents.
