Shackle Pins

John S said:

Craddocks are starting to put premiums on rarer or older parts. Check the parts listing and it’s self evident. I find it disappointing because I use them a lot and it’s simply profiteering.

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scottonthefen said:

@Colthebrummie 60p does seem a bit cheap doesn't it?

@tottot Cheers. Now I know I'm after the later 'bolt' type. I didn't know how exactly the earlier ones were different. Mine are definitely bolts.

@John S Do you think that explains it? To do that they'd have to be the only ones supplying the part..?

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scottonthefen said:

I'm doing the front suspension on my '69 2A and need some new shackle pins (I cut one out with a grinder it was in such bad state, and another got slightly bent extracting it).

I had a look on Craddocks for Front of Spring Shackle Pins:

Series 2 (50-62): £15 each

https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/s...1950-62-and-front-of-rear-spring-1954-62.html

Series 3 (64-84): 60p each

https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/s...ver-shackle-pin-front-of-springs-1964-84.html

Learning from my swivel fixings, where I needed to use the Series 3 part numbers to get the right size parts (there's a thread for that), I am happy to use the year (1969) as a guide rather than the Series, so I'm happily falling in the 60p each category..

Question: Why the huge price difference?

[Another option, and I still need to check the exact measurements, are some zinc-plated high tensile hex bolts of the right size, for example: £5 each

https://www.westfieldfasteners.co.u...Thread-UNF-7-16x6-inch-BZP-Grade-5-Steel.html

..but that depends on thread and dimensions etc.]

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rob1miles said:

I think its the mindeset that you see with Ryanair - there are no fixed prices, the more demand there is the more it costs. I fear some consultants have had look and sold them some fancy software that "optimises" pricing.

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