Topic: Question about doing a new front hanger on a 79-85

[Blazer707]

Just want to know or see in a picture how much of the 2 front body mounts people hacked away when replaceing/ forwarding there new front hanger after doing longer front springs. thanks in advance.


-Thomas

[Blazer707 [OP]]

no buddy here has switched out there front springs with longer ones?

-Thomas

[OOPS]

I have had a couple of friends do it and as far as I know they did not hack into their body mounts at all. Why do you think you have to?

[Blazer707 [OP]]

ill get a picture.

[fordh8r]

  I think he means the part of the body mount bracket that hangs below the frame rail surface on a factory SA truck .  Is that, right?  I looked at doing that on mine as a possibilty down the road and figured I would cut that bracket to make it flush with the bottom suface of the frame rail in order to be able to install the front spring hanger.  I don't see a problem with doing this as long as it's welded in corrrectly and access to/removal of the body bolt is not affected.

[Blazer707 [OP]]

exactly wut i was talking about, sry if i didnt make it that clear, ill just have to make it flush with the frame rail so i can have a solid metal to metal contact with the new hanger for the most weld room. btw i cant even post a pic of it cuz its saying its way to large.

-Thomas

[fordh8r]

Cool, then I hope that works out for ya!   


On the pic thing, you'll have to resize them to atleast 100KB or less so they will post. 

[Blazer707 [OP]]

thanks man, greatly appreciated!

-Thomas

[EarlKann]

I cut them flush and welded them to the hanger as a gusset.  We pushed the hanger forward to try to keep the tires out of the firewall.   It worked, but my shackle angle is bad as a result.  I wouldn't do it the same way again.  We went about 3/8" forward of flush with the factory crossmember and my shackles are pretty much vertical.  Of course every truck is a little different, so I'd clamp it in place and put the weight on the truck to see where you are before you weld it.

[Blazer707 [OP]]

wut springs are u useing? cuz when u buy marlin/trailgear/all-pro ur suppose to move ur hanger 1.5 inchs forward. and thats wut im going for and ive seen people do that with a good shackle angle.

-Thomas

[EarlKann]

They are AllPro springs.  I did not move the spring hanger forward that much from stock.  I wonder if that is a 79-83 thing?  Mine is an 85, I would have a better shackle angle if I had left the spring hanger in the same location as stock (just dropped 2" with the aftermarket hanger)

[Blazer707 [OP]]

yea see now im confused i guess when i get my springs im just going to tack up/clamp up the new hanger and put some weight on it and see where my shackle angle is at and go from there.

-Thomas