CJ7 Spring shackles
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CJ7 Spring shackles
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Peanut Butter
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- 1979 Jeep CJ7 TH400 Automatic 258 I6 Quadratrac Amc 20 rear & Dana 30 front, 32 x 11.5 x 15 tires. Currently a Complete Custom Rebuild in progress.
Also I own a 2001 Jeep Cherokee, White, all stock with 4.0L. automatic, and police package. Best part of that is it came with leather seats! This package also has the NP242 Transfer Case, 8.25 rear end, and trailer towing package.
3 inches outside of bolt to outside of bolt.
gr8dain
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I thought it was 3 inches center to center. But definitely 3 inches for sure. Every additional inch add 1/2 inch to the lift height.
Peanut Butter
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- 1979 Jeep CJ7 TH400 Automatic 258 I6 Quadratrac Amc 20 rear & Dana 30 front, 32 x 11.5 x 15 tires. Currently a Complete Custom Rebuild in progress.
Also I own a 2001 Jeep Cherokee, White, all stock with 4.0L. automatic, and police package. Best part of that is it came with leather seats! This package also has the NP242 Transfer Case, 8.25 rear end, and trailer towing package.
Mine were so badly rusted, you're probably right.
gr8dain
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Mine were so badly rusted, you're probably right.
My original set looked like that or worse. Had to cut the bolts to get them off.
Captainlance
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Thanks everyone for the help!
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Hedgehog
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-1951 Willys Wagon, 4 cylinder, "F" head, little rust, very close to stock
My originals weren't rusty like the ones shown. Mine were bent and warn about 1/2 way through the bolt. Replacing them made a big difference in the ride quality.
Outside to inside measurement is a fairly common way to measure between centers. Much easier than trying to figure out where the center of a hole is. Just remember to measure to the same point on two holes I.E. Outside to inside or inside to outside. Or inside to inside + 1 hole diameter. I've used all of these methods from time to time, even when I part of a land surveying crew when centers were hard to find, manholes for instance.
Outside to inside measurement is a fairly common way to measure between centers. Much easier than trying to figure out where the center of a hole is. Just remember to measure to the same point on two holes I.E. Outside to inside or inside to outside. Or inside to inside + 1 hole diameter. I've used all of these methods from time to time, even when I part of a land surveying crew when centers were hard to find, manholes for instance.
gr8dain
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Like this.
Hedgehog
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-1951 Willys Wagon, 4 cylinder, "F" head, little rust, very close to stock
Exactly like that!