invisabledog
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Anyone use the Omix or India source spring C shackles? I need a set for my project and not sure I want to wait until August to get the Crown brand. Want good quality. Thanks.
CJ3A Spring Shackles
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gremlinjeep
Bigger Hammer
you use to be able to buy moog brand. havent bought any for a few years
Grumpster
Gear Grinder
The omix ones I used were a little soft they have a tendency to collapse.
- Sep 20, 2017
- 3,994
- First Name
- Jeff
- Willys Model
- Wagon
- Pickup
- CJ
- Willys Year:
- 1955
- 1958
- 1962
Where are the Crown brand coming from that everybody is out of them? It seems strange that they're all gone at once from all the dealers.
invisabledog
Gear Grinder
I decided to try the ones from India. I have not heard anything good about the Omix ones, so they were not an option. They shipped fast and looked good on arrival. After inspection, things went down hill. I got 3 with left hand threads on one end and one with right hand on both ends. One of the ones with lh threads had a rh thread bushing on it. One of the lh thread bushings had rh threads on the outside. All of them had a slight twist to them, so the springs did not line up with the fixed bracket. That turned out to be not much of a problem, as they are on the soft side and easy to bend. I emailed them explaining the problem and have had no response. My shackles are in decent shape, so I'm using what bushings I can and the dust seals and rubbers from the India ones on my shackles. I sure do miss made in the USA parts.
They are supposed to have a twist. I don't know why.
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invisabledog
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Strange. Makes suspension setup a bit difficult when replacing hangers.