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My jeep build with photos over the last few years.

One down
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They may be the same 3/16 but the finished product feels much beefier in hand.

Gota give props to the impact. I've only found a few bolts it wont rip out and I use it alot.
It easily knocked out each shakle

I did manage to take out the rear brake line. Ugh guess I needed a longer one anyways
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Looks like your bumper is already bending.......
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I feel the bumper is doing pretty well actually as its dropped off a few ledges and took some hits.

Bumper ties back to the frame where fender lands on it.
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The body/lens gaps don't seem the same but I have never seen any pics of your actual bumper mounts. From this pic I have to assume you plated around a class 3 hitch because of the receiver height and no access to the factory bumper bolts.
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The body/lens gaps don't seem the same but I have never seen any pics of your actual bumper mounts. From this pic I have to assume you plated around a class 3 hitch because of the receiver height and no access to the factory bumper bolts.
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In your PM, you never explained the "backbone" of your set-up and why the receiver is mounted so low?
 
Bumper is built around a reciever. I haven't taken the reciever tube of because it doesn't hang lower than the fuel tank. I've also thought I might tow with it. And it's a fair amount of work to remove it.

The shackles gave me 2" of lift and are near vertical.

Been measuring and i think relocating down 2" or to just clear frame with shackle bolt and forward 1.5 will get another inch ish of lift and improve angle

Have it built in my head . Now gota make it happen with .25 plate.

Doing this will allow the 3" lift block to be removed
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Well have one box in.
Angle kinda figured out. Not sure I like these shackles. May build a set ounce done to adjust ride height.

Pulled blocks my eyes popped both lift block center pins were sheared

Wondering about a heim in upper shackle position this would make an adjustable length shackle with lots of misalignment.
Is this ever done?
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Anak.
Thank you for the response I'd not seen those before. Pretty dang slick.

I've got flat stock springs and was setting up for 45deg shackle angle but that angle only provides drop as spring at ride height is already as long as it gets

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Even good bushings are confined by there mount poly bushings will deflect less than rubber.

I wondered about lateral movement to. As heims would allow a fair amount at full drop and compression on the other side. Maybe a undesirable characteristic on a street rig. Maybe it would be unnoticed except for in extremes of articulation. Might not even be any benefit there worthwhile as the factory shackles at ,near 90 and flat springs have plenty of articulation.

So think I'll run what I have provide shackle location for flat springs 60deg or so and a few holes for 45 or to change if I ever run arched packs. That will get longer under compression.

I read on shackle angle till I was blue last night decided I'll just have to play with it t find what I like.

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Yaw is the biggest and hardest thing you will fight with. Banded leaves will restrict the flex and giant u-bolts still can't control it. The leaves "need" to be able to fan if you want maximum/stress free flex. I just got used to idea of straightening my packs every now and then. What you have to watch for is possible tire rub if you have a lot of backspacing.
 
Doesnt appear to be any clamps on my packs. I have added a leaf in the passed maybe I took the clamps off.
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The bushings I I orderd for the motor mounts.
Far beefier than bushings that came with my K Suspension DIY shackles.
Honesty I could do without the grease zerk these are beef.
Orderd another set. just to have on hand . Incase I want to build another set of shackles or control arms trans cross member
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