1941 chevy truck rat rod

[junkmagnet]

jfg is right you're going to bind when the spring colapses.

was kinda wondering about that too, oh well ill build new ones....[

 

[junkmagnet]

still need to shorten the shackle about a 1/4 but i think this will work, gonna do a little more bracing on the wheel side and clean up all the rough edges....any thoughts????[P

 

[junkmagnet]

been busy rebuilding my daughters car, now back to mine!!!!

 

[RatTruck440]

My 1941 Chevy pickup

This truck sets on a 1978 Chevy Caprice cop car chassis with a 350/700R4. I've had this baby up to 90 on the highway. Wahooooo

 

[deerchooper]

from what ive been reading the last couple of months. you shackle should be paralelle (sp) with the axle with no load. with load they will be on roughly 45* down. from the pics you posted, i would say when you lower it down your spring eye will hit your shackle mount.

edit: i see the jack under the axle and its off of the stands.

is that correct?

 

[Sam_Fear]

still need to shorten the shackle about a 1/4 but i think this will work, gonna do a little more bracing on the wheel side and clean up all the rough edges....any thoughts????[P

I'm no engineer, but I don't like the looks of that. those shackle mounts have to take the load of the front end bouncing and that looks like it'll tear apart. Personally, I'd get a shorter spring or rework those side plates so they are heavier gauge and not offset/welded.

 

[RatTruck440]

Here's my buggy spring on my 46 Dodge rat

This one works great on mine. Hope it helps. Rob