Cinnamon 75 Duster \
Took a ride up to see FABO member mrdodge last weekend and got a pair of front spring hangers from a 69 Valiant he is parting. The holes in them were only half inch and not exact location, but very close. After all that effort to get the original oddball 9/16 bolts and nuts, I decided not to use them. The sleeves in the new bushings are 5/8, so why not upsize the bolts? So, I enlarged the holes in the hanger brackets to 5/8 and got the new hardware to match. 4.5" bolts are a stock item at TrueValue. Originals were 4.25, but extra 1/4" doesn't cause any issue. Wire brushed, replaced one broken stud and painted.
Got them and the shackles replaced today. Shackles were an ebay find. The bushings that came with them were a loose fit in the holes, but I had intended to use ones that came with the 2" eye Energy Suspension bushing set anyway. Also installed the pretty new red (Gabriel Gaurdien) shocks seen in the pic. Too dark under there to get a good pic of the front hanger brackets.
Took a ride up to see FABO member mrdodge last weekend and got a pair of front spring hangers from a 69 Valiant he is parting. The holes in them were only half inch and not exact location, but very close. After all that effort to get the original oddball 9/16 bolts and nuts, I decided not to use them. The sleeves in the new bushings are 5/8, so why not upsize the bolts? So, I enlarged the holes in the hanger brackets to 5/8 and got the new hardware to match. 4.5" bolts are a stock item at TrueValue. Originals were 4.25, but extra 1/4" doesn't cause any issue. Wire brushed, replaced one broken stud and painted.
Got them and the shackles replaced today. Shackles were an ebay find. The bushings that came with them were a loose fit in the holes, but I had intended to use ones that came with the 2" eye Energy Suspension bushing set anyway. Also installed the pretty new red (Gabriel Gaurdien) shocks seen in the pic. Too dark under there to get a good pic of the front hanger brackets.