Author Topic: Revolving Shackles (Read 6735 times)

BuiltRoktToy · « **on:** Mar 20, 2003, 04:12:15 PM »

I was wondering your peoples opinion about them. It the would work good on the rear of my 83 toy?How much lift would they give over the stock toyota shackles?They are teraflex's

BuiltRoktToy · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 22, 2003, 04:14:48 PM »

Come on
:.order:

toyotaboy · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 22, 2003, 04:19:02 PM »

there gonna suck...give them to me:D

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 23, 2003, 11:42:19 AM »

i had the same question a while back
http://64.246.40.82/~marlincrawler/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=aftmkdrv;action=display;num=1045164322

im going to give them a try, but havent done it yet

BuiltRoktToy · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 24, 2003, 03:26:55 PM »

Glen I put them on and they work good! :heyhey: They make my back flex awesome.

I had to extend my brake line now.

I now need longer shocks!

I got mine from radstar for $100 :chug: for the back. Work good satisfied.

scmb · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 25, 2003, 01:49:47 AM »

where is radstar, web site?

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 25, 2003, 11:36:50 AM »

yea come on dish up the goods :.order:
:dunno:whats the number :dunno:link??

toyotaboy · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 25, 2003, 05:34:27 PM »

radstar is a member on the board...not a company. He had a set for sale in the for sale section and builtrockttoy bought them.

Rock_Starr · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 27, 2003, 11:25:32 AM »

Ummm yeah, radstarr is sooo cool.

In fact he is so cool he is Redical.

Road bilt tye

-Im glad your happy with them

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 27, 2003, 11:39:32 AM »

:oops:well somebody wasnt very clear were they

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 27, 2003, 11:47:31 AM »

:dunno:so redstar :help:how were they??? why did you get rid of them?

?

Rock_Starr · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 27, 2003, 12:16:40 PM »

Glen,
they worked fine. just like they were supposed too. They decreased compressed side main leaf twist, allowed for more droop and as a unintended side effect produced a kind of anti-squat. There are disadvantages too.
On a truck (or any front engine vehicle for that matter) there is a problem with steep decents on high traction surfaces. Front end weight bias combined with front end brake bias. And into this equation add virtually uncontrolled extention of the rear suspension and well you get a really metallic flopping noise. Aka the chance to see the bottom of you truck while looking down at it instead of up at it.
Trail toys, of any make or model have a tendency to get built for going up stuff, sans much thought into how well they will come back down.

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 27, 2003, 12:33:04 PM »

:ack:hmmm , yea i can see where on a steep downhill, mashing the middle pedal hard could send the winch into the dirt with the rear bumber 4 feet or more in the air

BuiltRoktToy · « **Reply #13 on:** Apr 01, 2003, 12:16:26 PM »

This weekend i went down some pretty steep stuff. Never mashed the petal. But also didn't end up on my top side.

Rock_Starr · « **Reply #14 on:** Apr 01, 2003, 06:23:09 PM »

Good. :up:
I was speaking of very steep, very high traction stuff. Waterfall type stuff.
And on an off topic note:
Did you see my post about/do you still have that D44?

buck91toy · « **Reply #15 on:** Apr 12, 2003, 06:02:14 AM »

I was told to stay away from them because they can cause Severe wheel hop and can unload when you don't want them to. But I have never used them so I have no First hand experience. When I swap in my 63" chevy's I am not going to use the double shackle because they have the same disadvantages. I guess it depends on the type of wheeling you do.

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #16 on:** Apr 15, 2003, 01:41:59 PM »

okay so from what ive read so far, the revolvers would be good in a more or less stock truck to get a little more motivation on your average trails, but for class 4 or 5 trails aka waterfalls, rubicon , :nerv:the really knarly stuff dude

an orbit eye would be of great benefit

mr4x42u · « **Reply #17 on:** Apr 23, 2003, 03:15:45 AM »

I have herd so many stories on double shackle and revolvers I don't know what to believe..I bought a used set and will be trying them out to see first hand how they do and if I like them..seems to be 50/50 on the scale of like and dislike so I will have to find out for my self..

Rock_Starr · « **Reply #18 on:** Apr 23, 2003, 10:14:22 AM »

Well put Glen. A very good rule of thumb.
RS

91toy · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 20, 2004, 08:25:21 PM »

the revolver shackle will give you about 1/2 inch lift if any

donkeykong · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 21, 2004, 11:32:27 AM »

My dad (BurgToy) has them on his 80, he has done coyote bald swamp and also was at the round up last year without any problems. But in thoery we can definitly see where in an extreme situation it will unload.

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