Spirit Rear Shackle Hangers

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   After stripping out the interior on my Spirit, I found that some rust in the rear hatch area has made its way around the rear leaf spring hangers. I have taken it to a body shop for a preliminary inspection and there was no real concern shown by him about the rust around the spring hangers, but I am beginning to worry a little bit. I won't have the car prepped to go to the body shop for about 6 more weeks, so I have time to source out some rear shackle hangers if it becomes an issue. Does anybody know if there is an aftermarket resource for these? I have a 4 cylinder Spirit with Heavy Duty Springs (I believe). I'll have to double check my build sheet tomorrow to verify for sure. Thanks!

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SeanHatfield Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List AMC Nut Joined: Oct/15/2015 Location: Plymouth, IN Status: Offline Points: 459	Post Options Post Reply Quote SeanHatfield Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Spirit Rear Shackle Hangers Posted: May/09/2017 at 5:13pm
	After stripping out the interior on my Spirit, I found that some rust in the rear hatch area has made its way around the rear leaf spring hangers. I have taken it to a body shop for a preliminary inspection and there was no real concern shown by him about the rust around the spring hangers, but I am beginning to worry a little bit. I won't have the car prepped to go to the body shop for about 6 more weeks, so I have time to source out some rear shackle hangers if it becomes an issue. Does anybody know if there is an aftermarket resource for these? I have a 4 cylinder Spirit with Heavy Duty Springs (I believe). I'll have to double check my build sheet tomorrow to verify for sure. Thanks!

401harry Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/27/2011 Location: Clearwater,Fl Status: Offline Points: 758	Post Options Post Reply Quote 401harry Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: May/09/2017 at 6:00pm
	The Spirit shackles are unique in that they taper top to bottom to fit between the framerail and fuel tank. I used aftermarket shackles and bent them in a 20 ton press. You can see them a little in this pic. Im running cal trac mono leafs. I still may switch to sliders once I see what the ride height is