M38 Jeep Front Springs

[Owen Evans]

Fully intending to pull the M38 out this year for it's long overdue restoration. A bit bothered by the front springs though. The left side spring shackle is angled quite a bit further forward than the passenger side one, by about 10 to 15 degrees. Is this normal?

I checked the shackle orientation on Dad's recently completed GPW, and their position both correspond with the right side shackle on my M38. This makes me think that something is amiss with the left side spring. But there is no obvious 'lean' on the M38 to suggest one spring is more tired than the other. The springs are both 10-leaf, and appear to be original M38 spec (Mather Spring Co?).

I'm concerned that once the South Wind 978-M is eventually fitted onto the left side of the cowl, that shackle angle will be worse.

Any thoughts or opinions on this would be welcome.....

Thanks!
Owen.