Mark Johnson

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Thanks, kit arrived today and already I feel stupid. From what I understand on the instructions the front hangar(s) are replaced with the new parts and put the new shackle in front also? So you'd have 2 shackles per leaf spring out back? Ya gotta replace the old shackle with the new shackle. Please can somebody help me out here?
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FFDP

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It's one hanger and shackle per side. The hanger goes up front and the shackle is at the rear.

They can only go in one spot.

Mark Johnson

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Got it- thanks FF, starting to make sense now. Gonna need drop shock now too- huh? Any recommendations? Is the McGaughy 2050 good enough for cruising down the hwy..............
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Mark Johnson

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Hey guys- first issue, guess I shoulda looked first. The front hangers are welded on. Has anyone cut them off and grinded and fit the new ones on? The rears seem to be standard fair..........

Truckshop

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Can't use shackles and hangers for 4" on a crew cab. Have to do a flip and adjustable rear hanger

Mark Johnson

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Yeah- the light finally went on, LOL. I'm going with the McGaughy 93047 flip kit....

Mark Johnson

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BTW- moving to the rear soon. To get that front rear spring bolt off I'm gonna hafta move the gas tank, don't wanna drop it altogether. Can I just loosen the straps and nudge it around on a floor jack to move the bolt far enough out to remove the leafspring?
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FFDP

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Yup, that's what I did when I did my lower hangers.

You may be able to just loosen the nut, then have a jack under the rear diff itself and just push it left and right to swing the leaf spring under the axle. That is if you have the vehicle jacked up high enough and there is enough movement side to side in that rubber bracket line that connects to the rear diff.

Mark Johnson

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I wanted to get the whole spring out to press out the bushings, as well as getting it under the axle....

Feed

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You can cut the bolt flush with the bracket to shorten it up and put a new one in from the opposite side. I dropped the tank the last two times, it's just easier than messing around trying to push it out of the way imo