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I don't remember anything in the spring eye. Just seems odd as the bushing will move within the eye making noise and no apparent way of greasing it once assembled. Greasing the shackle will only put grease within the shackle and bushing , not bushing and eye.
Thanks
Kevin
1971 M38A1
I am getting ready to put my Jeep back together soon. Body and frame are finished. So I start looking at my springs and shackles and have a question. They are military ( obviously ) style steel screwed in bushings into the frame but the spring eye's don't appear to have the matching...
Yeah , from what I can tell , a early CJ5 roll bar should work. Mind you I was looking at the seats and seating area of the M38A1 the other day. If I get T-boned I'm screwed anyway! One piece of thin sheet metal between me and someones front bumper !
Well I am starting to get my Jeep ready to drive in '12. Just sorting out the fuel system right now. I am not doing a full resto but more of a get it reliable and drivable. I am hoping I can drive it all summer. That said, I'd really like a little more driver protection as in a roll bar.
I've...
Hi all. I am the new owner of my Dad's 1971 M38A1 CDN and 1952 M37. I'll just be looking around for now looking for ideas and history of these vehicles.
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