Rear Spring Schackle bushing - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

71jimmy · 03-05-2007, 08:09 PM

I'm putting a lift on my Jimmy, I've got the rear apart. The original rear spring shackel bushings are toast. NAPA can't get them. I called a special spring manufacturer in town, he says he's got the bushings but they will be crushed when pressed into the shackle, he recommends buying new which he charges $45 per side. I see LMC carries them, for much less by the way. Just wondering what others have done? What other alternatives do I have? And were else can I buy them?

Thanks

tbreaden · 03-05-2007, 09:59 PM

You can get polyurethane bushings that do not have to be pressed in. but you have to cut or burn out the old ones.

OLDCHEV4X4 · 03-06-2007, 01:15 PM

I bought the whole shackle with the bushing in it from the dealership. They dont look like the original ones but are the right size. And very afordable too.
They are from the 73 and up trucks.

71jimmy · 03-06-2007, 02:49 PM

Thanks for the repsonses tbreaden and OLDCHEV4X4. I've now looked at the ORD greasable bushings for the shackle and springs. It would be a little more work, removing the old etc., and a little more money. Not to mention having to remove the bushings from my NEW springs, YIKES. But they claim it improves ride quality and articulation.

Anybody using these? Can you confirm the claims? Is it worth it?

I won't be using my rig for hardcore offroad, but I would like the best ride quality I can get, knowing that just lifting the suspension will make it ride stiffer. I'm using the six inch lift Tuff Country easy ride springs.

Thanks

msgross · 03-06-2007, 10:48 PM

Do you have a website for those bushings? I had to burn my shackles off anyway so I am searching for options too.

71jimmy · 03-06-2007, 11:29 PM

Here ya go!
http://www.offroaddesign.com/catalog/greasebushings.htm

Taking the shackles off was extremley difficult. Ended up using a sawsall on one end of the bolt and ground down the other end before I got them out. Spent several hrs on just that, what a pain.

msgross · 03-07-2007, 07:31 AM

thanks... I need to find front ones now..

OLDCHEV4X4 · 03-07-2007, 09:47 AM

for the front ones I used 2" x 1/4tk steel , cut them to length, drilled the holes, and welded a brace in the middle. And you wouldn't have to have the brace. I just wanted one.

jacobs · 03-11-2007, 06:08 PM

Years ago, I knew someone who made (he had a lathe) teflon bushings. He claimed they were really great.

03-05-2007, 08:09 PM	#1
71jimmy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,083	Rear Spring Schackle bushing I'm putting a lift on my Jimmy, I've got the rear apart. The original rear spring shackel bushings are toast. NAPA can't get them. I called a special spring manufacturer in town, he says he's got the bushings but they will be crushed when pressed into the shackle, he recommends buying new which he charges $45 per side. I see LMC carries them, for much less by the way. Just wondering what others have done? What other alternatives do I have? And were else can I buy them? Thanks __________________ '71 Jimmy, 350, SM465, NP205, 2in Tuff Country lift, 33s on rallies, TBI, softtop and hardtop "If life was fair you'd be able to afford one of each and a garage large enough to house them all."

03-05-2007, 09:59 PM	#2
tbreaden Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville ky. Posts: 23	Re: Rear Spring Schackle bushing You can get polyurethane bushings that do not have to be pressed in. but you have to cut or burn out the old ones.

03-06-2007, 01:15 PM	#3
OLDCHEV4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Chester County PA, USA Posts: 1,228	Re: Rear Spring Schackle bushing I bought the whole shackle with the bushing in it from the dealership. They dont look like the original ones but are the right size. And very afordable too. They are from the 73 and up trucks. __________________ 72 k/10 short wideside 72 k/5 Blazer 72 K/5 Blazer - obstacle course racer 72 custom/10 8' bed 70 K/5 Blazer 67 C-30 GMC Flat bed 86 GMC K2500 Plow Truck 85 GMC K3500 84 M1008 85 M1008 77 G30 Motor Home 72 Sears 12hp Tractor Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

03-06-2007, 02:49 PM	#4
71jimmy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,083	Re: Rear Spring Schackle bushing Thanks for the repsonses tbreaden and OLDCHEV4X4. I've now looked at the ORD greasable bushings for the shackle and springs. It would be a little more work, removing the old etc., and a little more money. Not to mention having to remove the bushings from my NEW springs, YIKES. But they claim it improves ride quality and articulation. Anybody using these? Can you confirm the claims? Is it worth it? I won't be using my rig for hardcore offroad, but I would like the best ride quality I can get, knowing that just lifting the suspension will make it ride stiffer. I'm using the six inch lift Tuff Country easy ride springs. Thanks __________________ '71 Jimmy, 350, SM465, NP205, 2in Tuff Country lift, 33s on rallies, TBI, softtop and hardtop "If life was fair you'd be able to afford one of each and a garage large enough to house them all." Last edited by 71jimmy; 03-06-2007 at 02:52 PM. Reason: spelling

03-06-2007, 10:48 PM	#5
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Rear Spring Schackle bushing Do you have a website for those bushings? I had to burn my shackles off anyway so I am searching for options too. __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

03-06-2007, 11:29 PM	#6
71jimmy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,083	Re: Rear Spring Schackle bushing Here ya go! http://www.offroaddesign.com/catalog/greasebushings.htm Taking the shackles off was extremley difficult. Ended up using a sawsall on one end of the bolt and ground down the other end before I got them out. Spent several hrs on just that, what a pain. __________________ '71 Jimmy, 350, SM465, NP205, 2in Tuff Country lift, 33s on rallies, TBI, softtop and hardtop "If life was fair you'd be able to afford one of each and a garage large enough to house them all." Last edited by 71jimmy; 03-06-2007 at 11:31 PM.

03-07-2007, 07:31 AM	#7
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Rear Spring Schackle bushing thanks... I need to find front ones now.. __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"

03-07-2007, 09:47 AM	#8
OLDCHEV4X4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Chester County PA, USA Posts: 1,228	Re: Rear Spring Schackle bushing for the front ones I used 2" x 1/4tk steel , cut them to length, drilled the holes, and welded a brace in the middle. And you wouldn't have to have the brace. I just wanted one. __________________ 72 k/10 short wideside 72 k/5 Blazer 72 K/5 Blazer - obstacle course racer 72 custom/10 8' bed 70 K/5 Blazer 67 C-30 GMC Flat bed 86 GMC K2500 Plow Truck 85 GMC K3500 84 M1008 85 M1008 77 G30 Motor Home 72 Sears 12hp Tractor Glenmoore, Pennsylvania

03-11-2007, 06:08 PM	#9
jacobs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 9000' Mountain Man Posts: 326	Re: Rear Spring Schackle bushing Years ago, I knew someone who made (he had a lathe) teflon bushings. He claimed they were really great.



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