Mopar solid shackle bushings

[mrn2obelvedere]

Hey Mopar guys, I figured I'd share this with you. I found some cool solid shackle bushings from a company called American Muscle.

http://www.carshopinc.com/advanced_s...hackle&x=0&y=0



I recieved them in the mail today and they are nice. They are made from Aluminum and have pressed in bronze oilite sleeves. Know this however: If you use these then you can't run solid bushings on the front spring eye; the spring will bind. Some people think that poly bushings are still too stiff for leaf springs. I still wanted a solid connection on the other end of the spring so I picked up the Afco pivots. After I installed them they really do pivot very freely with no perceptible play. Anyway, I took a couple of pics and posted them here:

[High Plains Mopars]

They are nice, but not very popular. I had a set and it took me a year to sell them.

[68Formula]

If you use sliders, couldn't you put solids on the front without binding?

[79T/Aman]

If you use sliders, couldn't you put solids on the front without binding?

No you can't, in fact without the shackle you have even less deflection so a front pivot type bushing is highly recommended with a slider

[68Formula]

Where can I get a pivot type bushing for a '68 F-body?

[Taman]

I run the poly bushings in my 75 TA. Never had a problem. Made a huge difference at the drag strip.

[mrn2obelvedere]

This is a good article on leaf springs from Afco. They also have some good stuff on panhard bars and panhard bar tuning.

http://www.afcoracing.com/tech_pages/leaf.shtml