
67-72 GM front suspension shackle hanger with HD shackles
Replace and improve those stock shackle hangers with a set of these beefy ones! Applications 1967-1972 GM pickup and SUV. What is the front shackle hanger? On a truck that uses leaf springs for the front suspension there are two points where the spring is connected to the frame, a fixed point and a pivoting point with a shackle. On these trucks the fixed point is at the front of the spring (by the bumper) and the shackle point is at the rear of the spring. The Hogback fab shackle hanger replaces that wimpy stock one with a much beefier unit! What are the benefits of the Hogback Fab front shackle hanger? The stock shackle hanger uses a tiny bolt and tiny bushing, it is very common for them to come apart prematurely and for the suspension to start wearing a grove through the stock bracket. This later results in the leaf spring hitting the frame. The Hogback fab front shackle hanger isn't only beefier metal wise but it uses a larger 1.5" diameter bushing using a 9/16" grade 8