kinda wondering why their so friggin expensive?!?! $92 bucks and some change after all is said and done..really...

anyways the point of this is that im ordering some heep boomerangs off ebay for $25 bucks..still 3/8ths thick just doesnt come with bolts or anything (already have everything). I'll update this thread when they come in and i have them installed, should be interesting

 

Are you sure those heep shackles have the same dimensions as the toyota ones? angle, hole to hole length etc etc?

sky's are $69 plus shipping http://www.sky-manufacturing.com/new...uct.php?id=132
northwest off-road also $69 plus shipping http://www.nw-offroad.com/shopping/v...3&productid=22
Budbuilts are $70 a set plus shipping and hardware cost. https://www.budbuilt.com/new/shackles.html

 

Yeah they're $69 + shipping..ends up being $92 dollars n some change..these ones are still 3/8ths thick and 6" hole to hole...only prob I c is the hole is 1/2" which can be cured by a drill bit..also need some aluminum spacers (which I have) but can be purchased separate from wabfab if needed...we'll see when they come in the mail and I do a writeup. I might weld in a brace also..but I don't think it will be needed

 

so they came in the mail today! pretty quickly i might add..look good and as described,




so i rode down to lowes to grab an 18mm drill bit..closest they had was 3/4" wich is about 19mm, not too bad i can barely see the difference from the old to new shackles



got 3 holes left, but giving it a rest my wrist hurts and drill needs to cool off much better if you happen to have a drill press...also i think the 3rd hole in the center is for bolting the shackles together? seen it on a couple pics..just givin the info b4 its asked lol

 

so for those of you who care...i finished swapping my shackles, and still only spent $35 bucks ($10 for the drill bit and $25 for the shackles)

however the spacers from TG or wabfab or anywhere els are gonna cost you $40 bucks to buy n ship..(decided to take a gander) so not really gonna save you any money unless you can make some spacers at home..

on to the pics..

shackle on and at rest


spacers needed their 3/4" if you need em



sittin on its own weight



little bit of flexin






so they work..im happy with em..just need to go trail ridin to find out how much better the ride is..

 

just got back from the more difficult trails around here...and success! still need to add bumpstops most defiantly and shocks limit my down travel a lil bit..but overall works friggin GOOD...and still have BALD TIRES...im amazed at what this thing can do!..

enough rambling i got a couple pics but no action shots..i went by myself...lol



this is with 12" shocks IIRC? cant wait till i get some 14"s


just climbed that lil slope lol


only rock out there pretty much...got a tire off the ground