Springs and Shackles Done!

[sullyscout77]

Looks Great Mark! Really like the new stance! The 31's will look great as well!

[fredsterra]

Originally Posted by sullyscout77

Looks Great Mark! Really like the new stance! The 31's will look great as well!

Thanks sully!

We are looking forward to hanging out with you and your wife again at Nationals!!!

I hope to have new exhaust, AC rebuilt, and 31's on by then.

[a.stanford]

Originally Posted by fredsterra

I hope to have new exhaust, AC rebuilt, and 31's on by then.

you didnt happent to take pics of the a/c rebuild did you?? I just purchased a 74 Scout ii and that is one of the million things on the list 'to do' ...

[a.stanford]

Originally Posted by fredsterra

A set of shackles are easier to change than the springs!!!

I tried to do this today... F A I L.. :

I cannot figure out how to release the tension on the front spring enough to drop it down so I can get the bolt through the new 4" shackle

I jack the body up, the played with axle height?.. Just can't seem to get it. Some detail I'm missing.

h E L P!

[scoutpappa]

Jack the truck up until you get full droop on the axles, put jackstands under the frame. You now have the axles off of the ground and all the tension off of the springs. Take the jack or better yet two and just barley apply pressure to the axle. Unbolt the shackles and use the jacks and a BFH to coax the grade 5 bolts out. If you do not have new hardware then make sure you put the nut on the end of the bolt and use a little finesse with the BFH.

[a.stanford]

Originally Posted by scoutpappa

Jack the truck up until you get full droop on the axles, put jackstands under the frame. You now have the axles off of the ground and all the tension off of the springs. Take the jack or better yet two and just barley apply pressure to the axle. Unbolt the shackles and use the jacks and a BFH to coax the grade 5 bolts out. If you do not have new hardware then make sure you put the nut on the end of the bolt and use a little finesse with the BFH.

I thought that's what I did. I was very confident going in, but then when the body was up and supported, I used a jack get the tension ( I thought) off the spring. I removed the old shackle fine. But when I did finally remove the top bolt, the spring snugged up toward the body, never got it back down again. Hmmm?

[Jeff Jamison]

Your tires are on the ground,you need to jack the scoout up into the air by the frame,like you are jacking it up to leave the axle on the groundOnce you get it high enough the spring will come away from the frame.
Jeff

[a.stanford]

Originally Posted by Jeff Jamison

Your tires are on the ground,you need to jack the scoout up into the air by the frame,like you are jacking it up to leave the axle on the groundOnce you get it high enough the spring will come away from the frame.
Jeff

sorry Jeff!! (and thanks for responding).. most of you guys on here forgot more today about Scouts than I'll ever know. I should've explained the pic. It's an aftermath-picture.

I had it jacked up in my garage - by the body, tires prob 3-4" off the ground.. then I put a floor jack under the axle like i had read in previous posts.. But no matter what i did from that point on.. the spring just never budged from where it is still in the (pic) !? #%*#!!

** I was drinking but still.. I dont understand what im missing.

Now it's parked sadly out front with one partial shackle hanging from the spring because I am a tard! I will try again tomorrow

..and I was going to try to do the leaky fuel lines myself next..?? yikes..

[Bill usn-1]

If your trying to do one side at a time it don't work.
You need to raise the front evenly so both sides release pressure or you will have a twist in the suspension.

[a.stanford]

Originally Posted by Bill usn-1

If your trying to do one side at a time it don't work.
You need to raise the front evenly so both sides release pressure or you will have a twist in the suspension.

Didnt know that either.. jeeezus man.