Need help with front end.

I was going to put the frontend on today but ran into a snag. The van came desert fresh with home made shakels, so I have to wonder what else is wrong.
For starters I replaced the bushings in the frame and there seems to be some play because the hole in the bushing is bigger than the bolt. Is there something missing? A spacer like the one that goes threw the bushings on the leafsprings? Also the holes on the new shakels are the same size and the bolts that hold the shak to the leaf are smaller than the bolts that hold the shak to the frame.
Need some help and I'm hoping Donovan will step up with some pics to clear this up. Thanks to any and all for help.~ GK.

Don will probably have the pics. The bushings are designed for 9/16. Sounds like they did a quickie to hold it together. Stock would have been a shouldered bolt with the 9/16 for the bushing and drops a size or 2 for the shackle on one side.

The I got don't have the square hole in them so I think I'm going to drill The hole out to the right size and colar the inside of the bushing. So the onlything I need now is the colar with no one in town seems to have. I'll try the sring shop a few towns away.
Donivan do you just have pics of verything about these vans or do you just go and rip your van apart every time someone has a question??? Thanks ~ GK.

As you can see by Don's picks, the shouldered bolts also make a stop, so you can not over tighten the bushings. If you go the route of using 9/16 bolts you will need to use lock nuts and make a point of not squishing the bushings into oblivion. They are also quite bulky looking. And somewhat pricey for what they are.

Put the word out , someone might have what you need here in a stash of parts. I might have a couple of the shackle plates but the bolts I have would be to short.

LOL,, It would look better. It would also help if I had rounded off the plates. Gravel Pit engineering !

Got all I need at Donovan spring. I love when things work out. I"ll alwaysyou guys ask first and then set out to find the stuff. I think for now I'll be all set with the front end I found my notes from when I took it apart and I think I have all the parts. We'll see what tomorrow brings. Thaks as always. ~ GK.

The kit is for 67 g-van I think, Thats what I asked for.
Its from Dayton Parts LLC (Batco) in PA
Part # 330-103 Shackle kit cs403/386
The gromets fit into the frame easy/snug and the sleeves went in snug. The bolt is 7/16 ,there is some play in the sleeve/bolt(32nd inch) not to happy about that buy its all I got. I'll keep an eye on it and get a plastic jesus for the dash. Hopes this helps ~ GK.

3 inch springs. The bushings are 3 1/2.

Sorry, the sleeves are 3 1/2.

I tried the 1/2 it wouldn't fit. I probably could have pounded one in but that would have opened the sleeve a little and I like that idea even less then the way it is now. So we'll see how this works out this summer.
Win,lose, or draw, I'l let you know. ~ GK.