RE: Rear Spring Shackle Question

[Jim Jablonski <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good stuff.  Thanks (again).

Jim

Earl Helm wrote:
> 
> Jim,
> 
> I am sending you a word doc.
> 
> Earl 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Jablonski [mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Friday, September 14, 2007 7:59 AM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Rear Spring Shackle Question
> 
> 
> Question to the team:
> 
> Does anyone know if the rear spring shackle travels (pivots
> front-to-rear) during driving / racing / launch conditions?
> 
> The top of the rear spring shackle attaches to the frame rail, and the
> bottom attaches to the spring.  As installed, the shackle is rigid, 
> almost
> straight up and down.  So my question is, during driving conditions 
> (spring
> compressed and decompressed), does a) the bottom of the shackle travel
> front-to-rear, pivoting on the frame, or does b) the shackle stay in 
> place,
> with the spring eye pivoting on the rear shackle?
> 
> This might seem like a stupid question, but I am locating the fuel 
> filter
> and fuel pump on the rear frame rail, rear of the spring shackle, and
> clearly I wouldn't want the bottom of the spring shackle to travel 
> rearward
> on lunch, contacting the fuel system.
> 
> I could guess at an amount of travel, but I thought I would ping the 
> group
> for "real" data...
> 
> Thanks in advance for your thoughts / experience.
> 
> Jim Jablonski
> Royal Oak, Michigan
> '64 Fury
> 


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