Info on drop shackles for '67-72

[brossow]

Just got a pair of 1" drop shackles delivered from CPP today for my '72 C-10 with rear leaf springs (obviously). Expected them to be custom-made shackles like their 2" drop shackles, but instead they are off-the-shelf parts from Flagg.

The Flagg part number is E747-22, which is the same as some other company's part number 330-180 (don't know which manufacturer at this point). I have no idea what the original application is.

Did some searching online and found the same shackles available at Stengel Bros. for less than $20 each, compared with the $44/pair I paid CPP. Not a huge price difference, but if your budget is like mine then every dollar counts. I could have used the extra few bucks, so I'm passing the info along in case someone else can benefit from the info.

Brent

EDIT: After pulling out the old shackles and comparing them side by side with the new, I fail to see any difference whatsoever and don't understand why/how they can be sold as 1" drop shackles. Not a huge deal since my goal was to replace the shackles instead of cleaning up the old ones and the drop wasn't important, but still. Compare the pics...





EDIT #2: See my message below. Turns out they sent the wrong shackles and the ones pictured are stock replacements.

[C10-Driver]

They look pretty identical to me. Maybe they sent you the wrong part and you ended up with a set of stock height shackles instead. The one thing I do notice is that they appear to be for the newer style 2.5" springs instead of the 2.25" springs in the 67-72's???

[brossow]

UPDATE: After almost two weeks of dinking around trying to contact CPP, first through their eBay email address and then their general address with no reply whatsoever, I went ahead and emailed my "real" contact there who had helped me with past orders. Didn't want to bother him since it shouldn't have been his problem, but finally I had no choice. He got back to me almost immediately.

Anyway, C10-Driver hit the nail on the head: they sent me stock shackles. They're sending a call tag for the wrong ones and will ship me the correct ones instead. If I had been in a hurry, I could have "ordered" the correct ones and gotten them right away, but seeing as I have quite a bit of work to do before I can even think about bolting on shackles I chose the slower option.

Brent

[C10-Driver]

Glad to hear you got it worked out. It sounds like one of those situations where you keep thinking to yourself... "Something doesn't seem right." In most cases, it takes a whole lot more head bashing to figure it out.

[brossow]

The thing that still bugs me is that in the auction picture they show what appears to be the stock shackle that I received, but listed as a drop shackle. Weird. Can't wait to see what I eventually end up with.

[C10-Driver]

The silver ones look like a one inch drop. The black ones look like stock height. Weird they are showing 2 different sets on the auction.



Here is what Early Classic has for a picture of a 1-1/2" drop. They look a little taller than the silver ones.



I suspect you will get a pair of the silver ones. Let us know how you make out.