- Location
- Houston, Tx
Is Dallas going to sell those shackles?
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Project Unicorn - a light duty trail rig
- Thread starter cal
- Start date
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
Very unlikely. He hates building shackles, and its a saturated market with very little room for profit.
And really they are *so* extra boomarangy that I don't think many people would find them useful.
But you could always ask him.
I'll sell them, but I doubt you'd wanna pay for them. Ignoring drawing time those took a couple hours to machine the tubes, cut the plates, bend, fixture and weld. At $100/hr those are some spendy shackles.
- Location
- Houston, Tx
Fair enough.
I had similar thoughts to cal in terms of what I want from Deaver so that shackle might make sense. But given the limited market I get where you’re coming from
- Location
- Thornton, CO
Don't do it, keep the stock flares!!
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
At this point I'm either keeping 33's and trimming along this line:
http://www.yuccaman.com/jeep/trim.html
Or going down to a 265/70/16 and putting the flares back on in their factory location.
http://www.yuccaman.com/jeep/trim.html
Or going down to a 265/70/16 and putting the flares back on in their factory location.
Heavyopp
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Middlesex, NJ
I'm wondering what the thoughts are on using a long,flat spring
I'm guessing they ride softer, but can you tow a trailer or carry any weight?
- Location
- Billings MT/Rapid City SD
I'm running 265/75/16 Nitto Mud's and they stuff really well in the rear and pretty well in the front. I bumped it out so they leave about 1/2" before they hit the fenders. I don't recall if I trimmed off the lip on the front fenders.
I installed a rear Isuzu 95ish D44 that as worked out pretty well so far.
- Location
- San Diego
Keep the 33"s.
it looks perfect.
it looks perfect.
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
They're still Deaver G9's. I should be good for anything I'd want to put in there.
If they were too soft, I can pull them and have Deaver adjust them pretty easily.
- Location
- In a strange land
Random post to see if Cal gets a notification email.
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- Location
- Hammertown, USA
Nope!
i did get one about a PM a bit ago though.
i did get one about a PM a bit ago though.
- Location
- Billings MT/Rapid City SD
- Location
- Billings MT/Rapid City SD
The Isuzu (or Passport) axle worked pretty well but was sort of a PIA to install. It's sprung under so the perches have to be cut off and moved but also means the brake calipers have to be moved as they would hit the leaf spring. Requires cutting of the wheel flange machining them down a bit and rotating them. Not the end of the world but definitely some extra work. They are 58" WMS, the stock XJ rear is around 59-60"( I think?). I ended up running 5/8" spacers on each wheel, within 3/4" of stock.
- Location
- Golden, CO
BALTANAKT
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Berthoud, CO
Another vote to go 265's and keep the flares.
- Location
- Hammertown, USA
Slow weekend, but I swapped the very old atlas (serial 0068) out for the MUCH newer one off of 4643 which has a fresh rebuild on it.
Its funny, I've never used the trans jack for a trans, but it makes an atlas swap really really easy.
Now on to working out shifter stuff.
Its funny, I've never used the trans jack for a trans, but it makes an atlas swap really really easy.
Now on to working out shifter stuff.
