Bent spring hanger - how to fix?

As I said, you will have a secondary bend if the jaws aren't deep enough. Yes, it's much better now.

Now get a can of Fluid Film and spray the springs to lubricate and stop all that rust.

I used a pair of large cresant wrenches like suggested and got it back straight enough I think. It wasn't that bad. Much better than when I tried to use a pry bar. A leaf spring will now slide through so I can use the hole I want. THANKS TO ALL WHO REPLIED!!! :)

In case you don't have enough good suggestions above here is another mediocre one.

Get a LARGE pipe wrench, slide it up over the bent hanger and tighten the jaws as tight as possible. You will have more leverage than you would with a crescent wrench. Use your choice of muscle and heat, as described above.

Whatever you decide, just don't pound on it with a hammer.

A large crescent wrench and a pry bar up inside the hanger to help it come back straight.

buc1980 wrote:
Heat it up and bend it back.

If you want to use one of the other holes then you will need to heat it up with a torch to bend it back the right way.

I wonder how it got bent ? I would do a close inspection to look for other damage.

I wonder if you will have tire wear problems down the road ?

Heat it up and bend it back.

A large thumb wrench.

He wants to use one of the other holes, so it needs straightened. The idea of using a large adjustable wrench will work, but it will give a secondary bend at the end of the jaws. For this reason, you should have a very large wrench that reaches to the original bend. If you can't find a wrench that large, clamp steel flat stock over the bent portion and use a wrench over that.

X2 its not hurting anything ,its just there, wrench it back ,it,ll go easyer than you think.