Rebuilding the shackles isn't a bad job. Your second set of photos don't show the bushings to be terrible, but the first ones looked like the bushings were worn radially, with the bolt not appearing centered in the eye of the shackle. You'll have to make the evaluation of how bad they are. I can see some cracking on the bushings on the rusty one, indicating that they may be going. The replacement bushings I got from Jim Carter do have shoulders on them. Link


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1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.