just wanting to see what are the biggest shackles people are running in the front of their rigs!!! i have heard that you dont want to go bigger than 2 inches of lift but i was thinkin of goin 3 inches of lift on my 1st gen! anyone got any wisdom!

 

get springs. Long you would need shackles that are 5" longer than stock to get 3" of lift, and thats startin to get in the scary suspension catagory.

 

what do you think would happen tho. would it be hella squirrly on road? i would only probly run it for a few months!

 

I had an International scout II that had some very long shackles on it when I bought it, must have been about 5 inches. It was very very squirly. I would not recommend anything much longer than factory.

 

I dunno, my truck isnt squirly at all. I say bigger the shackles the better.







*seriously, not my rig, and shackles upfront change the caster angle, so you can't really go very big otherwise you mess up your caster bad which is dangerous.

 

That truck has stock length shackles lol. Its the Welding abortioon above it that makes that one scary.

And yes, longer shackles will change your pinion angle which is very bad. Toyotas front axle shackles are on the backside of the axle, so it will point the pinion towards the ground.

Jeeps benefit from longer shackles, since their shackles are in the front thus pointing the pinion up towards the Tcase.

 

WTF!!!!???!?!?!?!? ....PLEASE tell me that guy doesnt actually drive that rig anywhere...thats worse than having blocks in the front...damn..thats hella scary

 

Holy crap. Tires are kinda weenie for all that room. He needs the new 54" boggers. All I have to say is amazing!!

 

I've run 3.5" longer than stock shackles up front for years with no pinion or caster angle issues. I did that partly to counter the effects of a 2.5" front spring hanger drop up front. Shackles are braced and work fine on- and off-road:



- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/4R_suspe...ideBodyShackle
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...ringHangerDrop

Of course w/o the front hanger drop, you would be seeing about 1 degree of pinion and/or caster angle changer per extra inch of shackle length:
- http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/...es.shtml#FAQ12

 

well, at least until you loose all caster and your steeringwheel doesn't return to center.... :o



like everyone else said... couple inches above stock is all you want. the longer the shackle the more lateral movement your springs will move. SCARY!

Al

 

BTW looks to me hes not running big shackles but huge drop brakets

 

Well thats perfect then! Jeeps that don't drive straight for guys who dont live straight!

 

 

:
ya i dont like the way that truck looks thats just wtf

 

I think he wants to drive through the ocean or somthing

 

dude he can go through that big ass puddle that i killed my truck in

 

You can get a set of shims for the front axle when you put in a longer shackle to correct the pinion angle. I had 6 degree shims in my 84 when i went 3 inches longer in the front but i also had 4 inch springs.

 

do you put the shims underneath your leaf springs?

 

Ya, you put them between the spring and the axle with the tall part to the front and it will turn your axle back up.