I have had them made locally as well, around here and I expect most places, they can not/do not forge them or bend them with as crisp and square corners as the originals. Not quite good enough to use with just that sheet metal spacer.
What they can bend works with various blocks shaped to fit the as bent U-bolts.

•1951 GMC 250 in the Project Journals
•1948 Chevrolet 6400 - Detroit Diesel 4-53T - Roadranger 10 speed overdrive - 4 wheel disc brakes
•1952 Chevrolet 3800 pickup
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