Are Rough Country Shackles greasable?

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brianglawson

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Greensboro, NC

• Mar 15, 2010

• #1

im looking to ass some shackles to my 4.5 lift in the hope of clearing 35's. I like the RC brackets because of the adjustability. I figure if i load my jeep down i can add the extra half an inch to make up for weight!!! Not to mention they are like the cheapest shackles out there.

My only concern is if they are greasable or not, this is daily driven so im not trying to have any more squeaky sqeak unless i cant help it

 

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Juggernaut

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Location

Indianapolis, IN

• Mar 15, 2010

• #2

The only way you can grease them is to take them apart. There is no zerk on them anywhere.

 

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brianglawson

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Location

Greensboro, NC

• Mar 15, 2010

• #3

That's sad to know... I cant see why anyone would produce non-greasable shackles

 

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01greenxjsport

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Location

summerfield NC

• Mar 15, 2010

• #4

Stock are non greasable

 

XJPhoenix

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Location

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Mar 15, 2010

• #5

You may be able to get greasable bolts though... I've seen them advertised here and there.

 

bcmaxx

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Location

The West Kootenays,B.C. Canada

• Mar 15, 2010

• #6

They also dont recommend making them greasable

 

Johnnie Walker

Piece of Fish!

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Location

WA state

• Mar 15, 2010

• #7

Check e-bay, there's quite a few different shackles available, and some are greasable.

 

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mcdavid123

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Location

Raynham, MA

• Mar 15, 2010

• #8

bcmaxx said:

They also dont recommend making them greasable

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Do you happen to know the reasoning behind this? Pretty curious. I drilled and tapped my RC shackles and put a zerk to grease. Hoping that wasn't a mistake.

 

bcmaxx

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The West Kootenays,B.C. Canada

• Mar 15, 2010

• #9

mcdavid123 said:

Do you happen to know the reasoning behind this? Pretty curious. I drilled and tapped my RC shackles and put a zerk to grease. Hoping that wasn't a mistake.

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No I dont know why, their tech guy just said don't do it

 

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brianglawson

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Location

Greensboro, NC

• Mar 15, 2010

• #10

i coulnt see how it would possibly hurt???? this was what i was thinking of doing but after i buy drillbuilts, taps and all i might as well buy rustys 1.5 shackles

 

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mcdavid123

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Raynham, MA

• Mar 15, 2010

• #11

bcmaxx said:

No I dont know why, their tech guy just said don't do it

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Whoops, well we'll see how they hold up. Thanks for the heads up though, I'll keep an eye on them

 

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cr2000xj

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Location

Huntsville, Alabama

• Mar 15, 2010

• #12

The only reason I can think of is they are worried about a crack forming around the hole or something. I really don't think the stresses are high enough to cause any in the short term, but maybe over a large service cycle? I really don't feel like calculating any of this but I think you get the idea.

 

rocknxj

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Location

Clinton, Utah (SLC area)

• Mar 15, 2010

• #13

My RE shackles use a zert at the upper bolt, and I use a greasable bolt for the lower. Can you try a different shackle?

 

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chilipepperred99xj

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Location

High Point, NC

• Mar 16, 2010

• #14

I believe the reason the tech guys say not to use grease is, petroleum grease(normal grease) will eat away a rubber bushing. The greasable shackles you buy should come with urethane bushings and the grease shouldn't hurt them. I would use lithium grease on any bushing. Just my 2 pennies.