Re: Rear spring shackle question

[LBCarNut@aol.com]

Hi Patton,
    I could never think of a really good reason why it is pointed outward, It 
may be so that if the end plate shears off the spring does not punture the 
gas tank? You do not need to remove the gas tank, you can unbolt the shackle 
plate from the trunk to get the shackle out.
Regards,
Peter S.