Front Leaf Spring Shackles | 1st Gen Cummins

[@archive.garage]

5:32 Gutting that bushing hole in the frame is exactly why our shackle mounts DON'T use a very large bushing (our bushing is still larger than stock) and both of your trucks have a tall frame, try that on a 6" frame truck with bottom flange of frame much closer to bushing hole

[@OvensGarage]

Good point!

[@dylancheek541]

Wish I knew that before I’m currently doing this kit and it’s awfully close to the bottom of the frame. I didn’t know that there were different size frames.

[@idaholineman5788]

I did a junkyard crawl a few years back and found a few of those steering box braces in some ram chargers that I snagged for my first gen and another for a friends pickup.

[@OvensGarage]

Yeah they are good little braces. Dodge connection makes reproduction braces now

[@mutantryeff]

The one thing I learned when adding a 2" spring spacer on my 93 D350 was that the original shock standard range of motion was totally wrong. I had to identify a new set of shocks that complied with the new range of motion. Not sure that the change you did would require a similar change of shock. I learned this as the shocks quickly failed.

[@OvensGarage]

These shackles hardly lifted the truck (maybe an inch at max), I'd be surprised if the shocks started failing. Thanks for the heads up though! I didn't even think of it.

[@rexdouglas4874]

The rear shackle being longer help clearance the spring from the frame.

[@OvensGarage]

Yes! If my springs were more arched in the front I'm betting the shackles would have hit the frame more frequently. The more arched the springs are in the front the more the shackle articulates.

[@superkittybtc]

Always making it better love the videos

[@OvensGarage]

The list never seems to get shorter!

[@austindrives]

had one of my shackle bolts break this weekend so im gonna go ahead and order these.. 😅

[@valve-do3jc]

Nice keep it up 🤙🏼

[@OvensGarage]

Cheers dude!

[@boyddenniston79]

Sooo my dilemma is, I’m redoing my front axle. Only issue is I bought the 1/2 inch lift hangers but need to do the bushings for the top end hangers, any idea where you can get those bushings instead of getting that kit? I assume the bushings on the top are different from the bushings on the spring

[@OvensGarage]

The stock size bushing in the hanger? Any spring or 4x4 shop should be able to help you source bushings if you can measure the size. I think they are 1 inch but don't quote me on that.

[@bcbloc02]

I think your truck has had another leaf added to the spring pack. Is that right?

[@OvensGarage]

Yeah it looks like they added a leaf up front. They still sit a bit flat though. Hard to say though because I think I've seen some stock trucks with this many leafs.

[@archive.garage]

@@OvensGarage I'm pretty sure yours has an extra leaf under the main leaf, also looks like your springs might have had arch added, looks like it's working great

[@OvensGarage]

@Archive Garage yeah the truck sits pretty level 👌 still rides like a tank though!

[@nickthole5096]

I just got this set . How come the spring eye bushing does not have a steel sleeve ? Won’t this wear out prematurely

[@OvensGarage]

No I don't think so, just a different design. I used the same bushings up front on my leaf spring box hanger. Only time will tell though I suppose.

[@nickthole5096]

I’m sure there fine. I wrote the part number down just incase I need to hunt them down in the future

[@drd1924]

So....main question? Does it ride any better...did you notice anything different?

[@BrodieBr0]

I had to park my 1993 W350 1st gen Cummins because the front rear shackle mounts rusted off. The frame on the truck is otherwise solid still so I'd like to get her fixed. Do you know if Hogback Fabrication makes a kit like that for the rear?

[@OvensGarage]

Not sure about Hogback, but check out Archive Garage I believe he makes some.

[@BrodieBr0]

@@OvensGarage Thanks for the tip and all your 1st gen videos. They're definitely going to help me get this old girl going again. I'm going to replace the shackles on the front as well. An old landscaper owned the truck and used it to plow snow. Engine has only 71K miles on it but the salt damage to parts of the truck is extensive. But I got her for free, and the frame is solid yet I'd rather restore and make an old truck reliable again than drive anything new with computer junk on it. lol Thanks again!

[@FirstGendodgegarage]

i like your house hammer pal

[@OvensGarage]

Haha thanks it was a hand me down hammer from my dad

[@FirstGendodgegarage]

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