Shackle relocation brackets!! YAY!

[justanotherjeepr]

I was under the impression these went outside the factory box. Maybe I installed them wrong?

 

[Kevin3151]

Maybe look at the pictures instead of posting mindless things?

KH

 

[praetorian]

I installed mine on the outside of the OE shackle box and had to cut it up a bit to get it to fit. I did use some galvanized pipe as a crush sleeve. I didn't weld the new boxes to the body but I did weld the two pieces together.

 

[justanotherjeepr]

Maybe look at the pictures instead of posting mindless things?

KH

Thanks - I did read several threads on this and looked at a lot of pictures. Everyone I saw did it on the outside but sometimes you just never know.

 

[T to the B]

:rattle: I guess i'm the odd-ball. Well, maybe if i'm bored one day i'll take'em out and re-do them, but I see no point in doing so if they're not causing me any problems.

 

[justanotherjeepr]

I haven't seen this anywhere so here's a comparison showing droop before and after

Here are two showing the rear at full droop before the shackle boxes.

Here's a good one showing the (lack of) droop on the passenger's side

Here's a good shot showing the driver's side droop now:

Here's the XJ after the boxes. Too high in the rear.

Some more poser flex shots:
(you can see the wife's WJ with 2" lift in this one!

Added a 1.5" of lift to the front

After extra lift in the front.

 

[ExTankerGuy]

Looks like you need to go one more hole forward.

 

[justanotherjeepr]

Looks like you need to go one more hole forward.

You don't think that would be too far forward and cause me to bottom out on the shackles? I guess there's only one way to find out..

 

[87manche]

You don't think that would be too far forward and cause me to bottom out on the shackles? I guess there's only one way to find out..

that's what bumpstops are for.

 

[gorillaxj]

I got mine! great quality. very happy with my purchase. perfect answer to leveling out the back and better shackle angle.

 

[WheelsUp]

Just got these installed.

Before:

After:

I'm running 3" leafs and 1½" shackles, and the brackets added about an inch.

 

[rweaver138]

finally got these things installed and they are very beefy! there were a couple fitment issues, but nothing a quick hit with a grinder could't take care of.

overall i have to say its a great product, made my shackle angle 10x better, and rides noticeably smoother on the road.

great product!

 

[ktm racer 419]

finally got these things installed and they are very beefy! there were a couple fitment issues, but nothing a quick hit with a grinder could't take care of.

overall i have to say its a great product, made my shackle angle 10x better, and rides noticeably smoother on the road.

great product!

your jeep pretty much just sucked. missing sheet metal and whatnot

 

[nuke]

Quick question, I'm sitting exactly where I want to in the back end right now. So, I have a couple options to correct the lift a set of these may bring. (In the mail now)

Option 1:
Currently running 1.5" extended shackles in the rear. I could go back to the stock shackle.

or

Option 2:
I could remove a leaf from my Bastard Pack...

Thoughts?

 

[MaxxXJ]

Quick question, I'm sitting exactly where I want to in the back end right now. So, I have a couple options to correct the lift a set of these may bring. (In the mail now)

Option 1:
Currently running 1.5" extended shackles in the rear. I could go back to the stock shackle.

or

Option 2:
I could remove a leaf from my Bastard Pack...

Thoughts?

From my experience bastard packs have been known to ride pretty stiff, so if it were me I would remove a leaf and keep the shackle for more flex. That's just me thou.

On the other side if you carry a lot of gear it could make your ride to soft.

 

[nuke]

Hmm...one side done, went from 21.5" to 22" center hub to fender. I won't have to do anything.