Offset shackles
Not wrong. The 3/4” kit will never be a full 3/4” offset because the MP kit front hanger only has a 1/2” offset. You can literally measure the hanger itself, it only has a 1/2” offset. And that’s because the frame rail is only an 1/2” away from a stock hanger. Only the shackles have a 3/4” offset, which puts a 1/4” of bind on the spring.
I have the MP “3/4” offset kit on my Duster. The front hanger is only a 1/2” offset. This is because with the stock hanger there’s only a 1/2” between the inside of the hanger and the outside of the frame rail. So, unless your frame rails aren’t in the stock location, you’ll never get a 3/4” offset on the front hanger.
And here are the pictures again
This is a stock offset front spring hanger, notice there’s actually just under a 1/2” from the frame to the hanger. There’s undercoating there, so it’s a 1/2”. You can also see that the edge of the leaf spring is just shy of 1” from the frame rail.
This is an MP 3/4” front hanger
You can see that the top corner of the hanger is flush against the frame rail. There’s a small gap at the bottom because there’s a slight taper on the frame rail. And you can see that the edge of the spring is just over a 1/2” from the frame rail. That’s a rubber spring eye bushing, so there’s a bit of give there.
So you can CLEARLY see that the MP 3/4” offset kit is not a 3/4” offset, the front hanger only has a 1/2” offset and only moves the spring in a 1/2”.
Not wrong. The 3/4” kit will never be a full 3/4” offset because the MP kit front hanger only has a 1/2” offset. You can literally measure the hanger itself, it only has a 1/2” offset. And that’s because the frame rail is only an 1/2” away from a stock hanger. Only the shackles have a 3/4” offset, which puts a 1/4” of bind on the spring.
I have the MP “3/4” offset kit on my Duster. The front hanger is only a 1/2” offset. This is because with the stock hanger there’s only a 1/2” between the inside of the hanger and the outside of the frame rail. So, unless your frame rails aren’t in the stock location, you’ll never get a 3/4” offset on the front hanger.
And here are the pictures again
This is a stock offset front spring hanger, notice there’s actually just under a 1/2” from the frame to the hanger. There’s undercoating there, so it’s a 1/2”. You can also see that the edge of the leaf spring is just shy of 1” from the frame rail.
This is an MP 3/4” front hanger
You can see that the top corner of the hanger is flush against the frame rail. There’s a small gap at the bottom because there’s a slight taper on the frame rail. And you can see that the edge of the spring is just over a 1/2” from the frame rail. That’s a rubber spring eye bushing, so there’s a bit of give there.
So you can CLEARLY see that the MP 3/4” offset kit is not a 3/4” offset, the front hanger only has a 1/2” offset and only moves the spring in a 1/2”.
