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Suspension
Replace Leaf Springs and Shackles
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<blockquote data-quote="John G" data-source="post: 937507" data-attributes="member: 63360"><p>I think only the shackles are bad. There's a rust hole that I can poke my pinky all the way through. I showed them to a frame shop, and they said the shackles are 'badly separated'.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not sure why the Firestone tech wanted to replace the leaf springs, also.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The problem I'm having is finding where to buy the shackles to do the job myself. The NAPA and O'Reilly's stores don't show anything they can order for a 2001 SportTrac, and there's nothing at rockauto or jc whitney as I mentioned. I can easily find shackles for a Ranger or a 2000 Explorer, but I'm not going to take a chance that they are different.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>To replace the shackles, the frame shop wants $456 out the door, including $210 labor. Their price for the shackles is $31.22 each, but the related parts (bolts, nuts etc.) are actually more than the shackles themselves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John G, post: 937507, member: 63360"] I think only the shackles are bad. There's a rust hole that I can poke my pinky all the way through. I showed them to a frame shop, and they said the shackles are 'badly separated'. I'm not sure why the Firestone tech wanted to replace the leaf springs, also. The problem I'm having is finding where to buy the shackles to do the job myself. The NAPA and O'Reilly's stores don't show anything they can order for a 2001 SportTrac, and there's nothing at rockauto or jc whitney as I mentioned. I can easily find shackles for a Ranger or a 2000 Explorer, but I'm not going to take a chance that they are different. To replace the shackles, the frame shop wants $456 out the door, including $210 labor. Their price for the shackles is $31.22 each, but the related parts (bolts, nuts etc.) are actually more than the shackles themselves. [/QUOTE]
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