I have no idea what Old Man Emu shackles these are!

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My leaf spring bushings in the 1990 HZJ73 are totally shot so I ordered some and when I took the first shackle apart to replace the bushings, I realized the ones I got (black rubber ones) weren't right for the Old Man Emu shackle with greaseable pins that were on my cruiser. My Greaseable Pins were also in pretty bad shape, so I ordered all-new Old Man Emu anti-inversion shackles and pin kits, and Old Man Emu bushings.

Fast forward to today and I take everything apart again only to find that the anti-inversion shackles that came are at least an inch shorter than my current ones, and the pins are slightly smaller in diameter so I can't even use the pins with my current shackle sides (at the threading area it's 9mm instead of the 11mm ones on my cruiser).

I'm looking now trying to find what Old Man Emu shackles are currently on my vehicle, and I can't seem to find a match. Below you can see pictures of everything, the ones I'm looking for are on the left.
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If you made it to the end of that long-winded explanation, thank you!

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I recall the spring mounts had been changed at some point and I had to get some specific shackles for my BJ73 1985.
I guess I have some doccumentation somewhere. Let me see.
Cheers Ralf

EDIT: Got it. My BJ73 1985 actually has different sized bolts front and rear.
OME used to have a very nice and detailed catalogue for their products, where for every vehicle model all required parts where nicely listed.
On my specific model there was a respective note pointing to respective shackle bolts and bushings needed.
Since OME was acquired by ARB, those detail information is no longer officially publicized, as they want customers to consult official dealers. :-(
But I found a catalogue on the internet ("OME catalogue pdf"):
You can look up the details by your model there.
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I recall the spring mounts had been changed at some point and I had to get some specific shackles for my BJ73 1985.
I guess I have some doccumentation somewhere. Let me see.
Cheers Ralf

EDIT: Got it. My BJ73 1985 actually has different sized bolts front and rear.
OME used to have a very nice and detailed catalogue for their products, where for every vehicle model all required parts where nicely listed.
On my specific model there was a respective note pointing to respective shackle bolts and bushings needed.
Since OME was acquired by ARB, those detail information is no longer officially publicized, as they want customers to consult official dealers. :-(
But I found a catalogue on the internet ("OME catalogue pdf"):
You can look up the details by your model there.
Page 104, note 4
Thank you so much for the info!

I looked through that file and found the part numbers, but that points to the new shackle kit I got.
I can switch to it, but It's at least an inch shorter than what I'm currently using and I'd prefer to find the ones on the left or at least replacement pins for them.

The design and greaseable pins look like they're from ARB, but I can't find any similar-looking shackles.
 

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