Can someone please help?
HELP! Broken Leaf Spring / Shackle or Shock?
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Can someone please help?
From the pictures it looks like a broken spring/springs, a shock wouldn't cause sag like that and it looks like the shackle is still intact
Shackle looks twisted on the bottom picture.
Are you looking to buy it or is this yours, if yours look underneath. It could be a broken spring or even the front spring mount broke or rusted out. That shackle is pretty messed up, something bad went wrong to cause that is my guess. One side is seriously lower then the other, but picture quality is low and not enough to know what is wrong, but something is wrong.
Is there an elephant in the back?
You are going to need to jack up the rig from the frame. Then look at what is not right underneath. Springs are pretty simple. They are anchored at one end and shackled at the other. Look at the whole length of the springs for a break. One broken leaf can be a lot of lost support.
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Lol No
Thanks for the feedback. Yes I am looking at buying it but it's about 1,000 miles from where I am, so an inspection is almost impossible. Have already asked the guy for more info and images. Just by visual inspection I also assumed it was a spring.
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Thank you all for your feedback. I have asked for further images. Will post when I get them.
If you are looking to buy , find someone that knows these vehicles and at least a fair amount of mechanical knowledge - a lot of cobbled junk is being sold as vintage and expensive . Some cost 4x the original price just to make it "right" , then start restoring from there....be wary .
Sarge
Sarge
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Will do Sarge. Thanks for the advice
Just a few years ago, nobody thought twice about just coming on the forum and asking for help from locals to go look at a truck. Now there are so many flippers and wannabe restorers trolling our forum for THEIR next score, it just doesn't seem as safe to ask for help.
The clubhouses are still a decent source for help. Use a little diligence in looking at who it is offering to help. There are still a LOT of good people ON this forum.
The clubhouses are still a decent source for help. Use a little diligence in looking at who it is offering to help. There are still a LOT of good people ON this forum.