Jlawles2 Tom in PGH
Joseph & Tom:
Hangers with a 1.75" internal dimension rather than 2" are definitely a better fit to the standard 1.75" spring and bushing width. I could never understand why LCI would use a 2" hanger (as they did on my earlier Reflection) with standard width springs. But . . . you still have to be able to get that spring and bushing out of (and back into) the hanger for normal service. If you box the hanger at a tight fit to the bushing, it will definitely be stronger . . . but, can you remove the spring to replace it or the bushings?
It would be worth measuring the free hanger outside width vs the length of an assembled bolt and nut. If the nut cannot come up against the shoulder of the bolt, this could cause a future problem. The attached picture is a hanger bolt that I recently removed. You can see the witness mark on the removed nut where it was tightened against the bolt shoulder, but it was free to move against the hanger. A reminder BTW, that these "crunch" nuts should only be used once.
Rob
Joseph & Tom:
Hangers with a 1.75" internal dimension rather than 2" are definitely a better fit to the standard 1.75" spring and bushing width. I could never understand why LCI would use a 2" hanger (as they did on my earlier Reflection) with standard width springs. But . . . you still have to be able to get that spring and bushing out of (and back into) the hanger for normal service. If you box the hanger at a tight fit to the bushing, it will definitely be stronger . . . but, can you remove the spring to replace it or the bushings?
It would be worth measuring the free hanger outside width vs the length of an assembled bolt and nut. If the nut cannot come up against the shoulder of the bolt, this could cause a future problem. The attached picture is a hanger bolt that I recently removed. You can see the witness mark on the removed nut where it was tightened against the bolt shoulder, but it was free to move against the hanger. A reminder BTW, that these "crunch" nuts should only be used once.
Rob
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