What are the shackles and hangers on a leaf spring?
What are the shackles and hangers on a leaf spring? The hanger is the bracket that attaches to the vehicle, and the shackle is the link between the hanger and the end of the leaf spring. If off-road action is your passion, you’ll want to beef up your leaf spring shackles and hangers to handle the greater stresses, or use a shackle flip kit for lift and greater range of motion. Where do you place the shackle on a trailer? The shackle should be angled as the drawing shows in the attached helpful article, which should be toward the rear...