Topic: Rear spring hanger

[82juguete]

I just picked up my Marlin 4" rears for my 82, spring and shackle hangers, etc.  Anyway, I got the standard sloped hangers and went to start measuring stuff out, and am not sure about their placement.  I know they are to be welded 6" forward of the stock ones, center hole to center hole, but when I started measuring that it leaves about three quarters of the hanger base on the flat of the frame, and a quarter of it floating because of the frames angling upward.  Tried to show it in this drawing...



Is that how its supposed to be?  I would think the entire hanger should fit on the flat but I could be wrong...

[Burl]

Yes that is ok what I did was split the difference with the gap between the frame. so that there wouldn't be a whole lot of fill on one side or the other.

I just picked up my Marlin 4" rears for my 82, spring and shackle hangers, etc.  Anyway, I got the standard sloped hangers and went to start measuring stuff out, and am not sure about their placement.  I know they are to be welded 6" forward of the stock ones, center hole to center hole, but when I started measuring that it leaves about three quarters of the hanger base on the flat of the frame, and a quarter of it floating because of the frames angling upward.  Tried to show it in this drawing...



Is that how its supposed to be?  I would think the entire hanger should fit on the flat but I could be wrong...

[papa mike]

I just picked up my Marlin 4" rears for my 82, spring and shackle hangers, etc.  Anyway, I got the standard sloped hangers and went to start measuring stuff out, and am not sure about their placement.  I know they are to be welded 6" forward of the stock ones, center hole to center hole, but when I started measuring that it leaves about three quarters of the hanger base on the flat of the frame, and a quarter of it floating because of the frames angling upward.  Tried to show it in this drawing...



Is that how its supposed to be?  I would think the entire hanger should fit on the flat but I could be wrong...

  yep  same on my truck 

[milla85]

Me to!!!  Put a C clamp on either side and adujust it till its a even gap on both sides.

[Gittinit]

On a friends runner we put the front portion of the hanger flush with the frame then used an old bolt cut to length to fill the gap and welded it all up solid.

[82juguete [OP]]

ok cool....just wanted to make sure something wasnt reaaally wrong with my frame or measurements or something.   Thanks

[Volcom]

I took a piece of 1/4" 1 inch wide strap and welded it to the spring hanger.  Hard to describe in words.  Here's a picture.  Mine is welded in front of the hanger and you would need add this piece to the rear.  When I did my rear suspension, I wanted a longer wheelbase so I only moved my rear spring hangers forward 3" rather than the 6" they wanted.






Inside weld

Hope that helps!

[82juguete [OP]]

ok...got it done this weekend.  I went ahead and used the c-clamp method and it worked out good... Oh yea...the marlin springs are freakin sweet too.

[AaronB]

looks good. nice weld