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Yea I was wondering the same thing, just a pull of a pin and you got 4 more inches of travel, man imagine if everything was in pin form lol.
basically you can have two tabs coming down off each side fo the frame and on the out side of the shackle or leaf, drill holes in both tabs and use any sort of pin you want. you could even put a tiny bumpstop on the bottom side of the frame for an even quiter ride. i was thinking about makind shackles and drilling a hole in the shackle so the pin would go through the shackle.
Try this...it works just fine and NO, the shackle doesn't make any noise from bumps or bouncing. The upper shackle can't leave the frame until all the weight is off it. Even on the bumpiest roads it rides like it should. The welded on U-bolt serves a double purpose. First, it doesn't allow the lower shackle to contact the frame for smooth operation. Second, it doesn't allow the shackle assembly to go over-center where the shackles will flip the other way after a full stretch. I do drive mine everyday to work and it wheels pretty awesome. these are both a lifted shackle for a Toyota and a lowering shackle for a Chevy. Good luck with building yours.
Thanks,fordh8r I think you just saved me a little work.....And I am pretty sure I need to order some 2" lowering shackles for an 88 to 200? chevy pickup...The U-bolt thing is a good idea. is the "unloading" an occurance in daily street driving?Does it feel safe, stable, predictable? any problems?nice work
What about high speed stuff, wont the unloading occur when the suspension travels out, like a little bit of prerunning and wont it slap the frame when it comes back up?
No unloading while street driving...unless of course you're doing something wrong..HAHA, otherwise it handles quite well. Stable? yes, I'm running chevies and no front sway bar, sure it leans a little in the turns but it never feels unsafe for my driving. Even get a little off camber when wheeling, no problem. The upper shackle is pretty much not even there when you're on the street. Heck, it doesn't make any noise when you're on the trail.If when you say high speed do you mean 100+ MPH? Then I couldn't answer that and I would say it's probably not the set up you want...then again my little truck won't go that fast...LOL. Remember the upper shackle can't come off the frame until the spring is fully unloaded (no weight) and as far as slap goes your shocks should take care of most of that and then you might consider a bumper or snubber at the frame if that isn't enough. I've been on washboard roads as fast as 35MPH which is about as fast as you get without sliding of the road and I've driven through sandy washes up to about 50+ MPH with no worries. The speed you take yours to is up to you. Hope it works for ya!
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nice pic, do you have a write up on your build???
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