spring hangers

[static22]

You may try soaking them with a penetrant as well. If you've got a breakover bar use that instead of the torque wrench. If it breaks it's cheaper to replace assuming you can use enough force to break them. If you decide to cut them replace them with grade 8 bolts.

[80stepsideguy]

Dusty,
do you have a place to do your work yet? You know you keep tearing the truck apart even more your gonna have problems like to move it, If your at the end of the rope you bette get a portable put up tent style shop that way its out of the weather and you can tear it down to the bare frame..

thanks
pat

[hotrod24]

what would i put the torque wrench on to get them off because i thought that it was just for tighting nuts and bolts?

Yep, just need to break it loose, then you could use a ratchet. if they're gone like you say, you could cut or grind them.

[frogman68]

what would i put the torque wrench on to get them off because i thought that it was just for tighting nuts and bolts?

Yep, just need to break it loose, then you could use a ratchet. if they're gone like you say, you could cut or grind them.

dont use a torque wrench use a breaker bar and if need be a pipe on the end of it

Or just cut em off

[hotrod24]

ok thanks but i have bad news the nuts and washers are rusted to the shackles so i am going to have to cut the bolts

[Donut]

Sometimes a few dollars worth of bolts aren't worth the hassle. 
Plan on the bolt shank being rusted into the bushing sleeve also.

[hotrod24]

ok thanks for the help

[hotrod24]

ok i worked on the one of the spring hangers and i got the leaf spring lose from it i had to grind the head off of it and then i took a screw driver and and taped it but that was not the end of it the bolt got stuck so i cut it with a die grinder but the bad news is that i am going to have to get a new hanger.

[Dirtydog]

I have to replace one of mine as well and went on a search to find one and found this http://tinyurl.com/Spring-Hanger

It looks different then the one pictured here though... Would it still work?

-Josh

[hotrod24]

thanks and yea they should fit

[Captkaos]

The ones linked above are for a 4x2, they are NOT the same as a 4x4, the 4x4 versions are Taller, and the ones linked are to lower a truck.

[Dirtydog]

Ok so still looking then.

-Josh

[static22]

Hit the local salvage yards and see if they have some in better shape. I've never seen any that bad but then again I may not in Oklahoma.

[Donut]

   Believe it or not mine were in worse shape.  The old ones were patched up with 1/4" plate, and even that was rotting through.

I supported everything, and got a cutting wheel between the hanger and the spring eye to cut the bolts.  (rear ones I just used a torch)  I had a bushing kit and new bolts already.

The salvage yards up here all told me the same thing, everything pre-1990 has been crushed, try the dealership.  They had them.  Mine were done within the past few months.

Looking at yours you'll also need to replace the backing plate on the hanger.  It's the piece below the frame boxing in the hanger.

[hotrod24]

how did you supported everything mine is on jack stands right now would the frame fall if it is supported by the axle with jack stands?