Richie O

I need to replace my rear spring hangers on my 93 w250. Where is a source for hangers. Seems all I can find is chevy and ford stuff.

NotEnufGarage

Are you trying to do a shackle flip, or just replace your OEM hangers because they're bad?

Richie O

They are rusted out.

Trooperthorn

sent a pm.

truckdweld

I just put a set on my 91 as a shackle flip. got them from a junk yard for 100$ for the pair. Other than that you can order new ones but they are around
90$ a piece.

ccab85

I knock them off of every truck that goes though my yard, this stuff is getting harder and harder to come by.

NotEnufGarage

Do you need all 4 or just the rear 2? I might have a couple sets of rears available soon, after I do the shackle flip on my '90.

james1

If you only need the rearmost two, you might try Kelderman in Oskaloosa, IA (800-334-6150).

The Kelderman air bag setup for the rear of a First Gen involves replacement of the back two OEM spring hangers; so every time they install a set of rear airbags they have a set of OEM spring hangers left over.

Good luck.

JD730

You could make your own like I did.

Richie O

I think trooperthorn is gonna bail me out... Thanks guys.I was gonna make some if I had to.

BearKiller

Those look wonderful; now, show me what a set of homemade ones for the other end of the springs looks like.


The son's truck came with a pair of brand-new hangers in the rear-most position, but the forward ones on the rear springs are about rusted away.


Short of a torch, how can I get rid of the rivets that hold them on ??

It appears that the same rivets also hold a cross-member.

Thanks.

JD730

Here's a picture of the front set, I added gussets after the pic was taken, but you get the idea.

I find that grinding them flush then center punching and drilling about a 3/16" hole part way through it. Hit them with an air hammer and they go flying. Drill the holes out to 1/2" and you'll be back in business in no time.

BearKiller

I could do this one rivet at a time, replacing with bolts as I go, until I get them all done; thus, the truck could still be used up until I get ready to replace the hangers, RIGHT ??

Thanks.




I went to your gallery and found this :

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...3&ppuser=34464


How thick is the plate against the frame and how thick and what size is the nut that is welded to it ??



Does the spring-bolt slide through the welded nut, or thread into it ??


Thanks.

JD730

I don't really see a reason to do that, when your ready to do it, knock the old rivets out, I wouldn't do it a moment sooner just in case a rivet decides to give you trouble. Plus your going to have to drop the fuel tank to do the drivers side.

The plate is 1/2, the nut is a standard 3/4" nut. The spring bolt threads into it.

BearKiller

Ohhhh Goody !!!!!!! and the driver-side is the one in the worst shape.


Thanks for sharing the pictures; I will copy your work closely.