Related question, so I thought I would pin it to this thread. The bolts in the center of the leaf spring shackle plates are bent. Must occur when the truck had bottomed out completely?

Should I try and replace these bolts or just leave them? Will that be difficult? I presume I could just clamp the plates in their current location and install a new bolt. Photo below:

Bent shackle bolt



Bob

1954 Chevy 3100 5-Window
1954 5-Window COE aka "THE BEAST"
Bill Ritchie's Original Truck

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Bethesda, MD