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ORD fush vs oem
- Thread starter DB Cooper
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I've got mine all painted up and ready to install. Probably not till spring now!!
all my squares get em, and a set of HD shackles......
What are those for?
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They're spare tire pivots duhh.What are those for?
2, $8 words of the day.... 
thats what she said?
but in all seriousness, ive never looked closely at those... but now that all the bushings in the front of my K5 need to be replaced, it has been on my mind.
looking at your photos, i noticed that there is no support on the bottom side of the bushing tube -it appears that the center of the bushing has moved down a little. is there a reason for that? shackle movement? 1/2 inch of extra lift? optical illusion?
looking at your photos, i noticed that there is no support on the bottom side of the bushing tube -it appears that the center of the bushing has moved down a little. is there a reason for that? shackle movement? 1/2 inch of extra lift? optical illusion?
the tube that holds the bushing has a larger OD so it probably appears to be lower.
I'm not too worried about that missing support because it's fully welded right there.
The amount of leverage exerted on these is incredible. Had my truck all twisted up in Moab and checked it out and these bushings take a beating. I believe my kevlar replacements are already worn out, and my tube is wearing out on the stocker.
And because they're sitting here at my desk...
The amount of leverage exerted on these is incredible. Had my truck all twisted up in Moab and checked it out and these bushings take a beating. I believe my kevlar replacements are already worn out, and my tube is wearing out on the stocker.
And because they're sitting here at my desk...
Even the bigger bushings can be an annual maintenance item if you use the truck enough.
you're not making me feel good about the 20 year old skyjacker urethane on my front springs, or the potentially original and stock 100 thousand mile upper mount assembly.
yup - those are so much beefier that i wouldnt imagine that little tab not being there makes any difference - i only mentioned it because that was what drew my attention to the possible relocated center of the assembly - thought maybe that was intentional or a selling feature i didn't know about.
Worthy upgrade with stock springs and 31’s?
by itself, no... in conjunction with their HD shackles, yes... IMO... take a peak at your spring eye to see how close it is to the frame... stock is notorious for hitting.. the HD's just give it that smidge of room it needs.. and the FUSH will keep that whole shackle setup from side to side flexing better, bigger bolt, etc.....
Well, I’ve got ~10yr old HD shackles and bushings. Need to add this to the list, think I might go 52”’s at the same time? Have a loose rivet on the front passenger spring hanger already.
What Kevin said, these things take an unbelievable amount of force, one of the best upgrades I did before Moab, I’m not sure my stockers would have survived. Planning to get a set from Hogback Fab for my Dodge.
Where exactly does this part go?
you will need a chop saw, and a friend with an arc welder and some old rods that have been sitting out.
just make a cut here, and the shackle gets welded right in between the two resulting pieces
Man, you've got some work ahead of you, you're driveshaft is too short, control arms are all rusty and the leaf springs are missing, the PO really sold you a lemon.
