Gimme that shackle II

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DangerousJordan

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roseville (norcal)/ tacoma wa

• Nov 11, 2007

• #1

sorry i tried this before but double posted and then it all went to ish. anyway i have an xj with about a 7" or so lift and the rear has a 1 inch lift block and stock shackle and hardly flexes at all, the plan is to pull the lift block and add a shackle that can flex without giving to much lift hopefully no more than an inch, and possibly pulling a leaf unless thats asking for axle wrap, any advise? and how the hell do those damn toyota guys get so much effing flex out of leaves????

 

Lowrange2

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Abbeville, SC

• Nov 11, 2007

• #2

Wow you must have nothing to do! It's late lol... Anyways- so what kind of leaves do you have? I'd say lose the block add a boomerang shackle. Take your leafs apart and put some of that leaf liner stuff that Goatman was talkin about a while back. and make sure your spring/shackle bolts aren't too tight... I'm not having anyluck with finding the thread that I was thinking of.

 

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DangerousJordan

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roseville (norcal)/ tacoma wa

• Nov 11, 2007

• #3

oh yeah there rusty's leaves, and to answer your comment, yes nothing going on tonight, just xbox 360 with the roomies haha, evans creek tommorow though!

 

JNickel101

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Location

Alamogordo, NM

• Nov 11, 2007

• #4

the more arched your springs are (6 inches i'm guessing) the less flex you will get out of it. a longer shackle will help (Boomerang, JKS makes a 1" one). the flatter your leaf spring, the more flex you will get out of it.

 

JNickel101

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Alamogordo, NM

• Nov 11, 2007

• #5

also, if you've been running a block, you must not be that worried about axle wrap.

are you sure its not your shocks or something else that's limiting your flex, and not your springs?

 

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NC4WD

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Location

Greentown, PA

• Nov 11, 2007

• #6

WP Warrior makes a 1" shackle, I like mine.

 

Gerr

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River Drive Norco Ca 92860

• Nov 11, 2007

• #7

longer shackels and less leaves let my yj flex pretty good

 

lancey3

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Columbus Ohio

• Nov 11, 2007

• #8

get some deaver leaves.

 

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DangerousJordan

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roseville (norcal)/ tacoma wa

• Nov 12, 2007

• #9

JNickel101 said:

also, if you've been running a block, you must not be that worried about axle wrap.

are you sure its not your shocks or something else that's limiting your flex, and not your springs?

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well i recently bought my newest xj already built and only tested it out at a local ohv park and when i got home i checked out the rear suspension and found the block and stock shackle, so would pulling a leave be a heavy risk of axle wrap?