Yeah, I relied on the 4x4 shop's recommendation for the lift and shackles.
Of course, they cater to the extreme crowd....the ones who think a weekend
is fun only if it includes at least one roll-over.

The original shackles measured 3" bolt to bolt, mine measure 6". I guess
I'll start by replacing the shackles with 4" ones. Do you think that will
give the springs enough room to flex.

Thanks,
-Tracy


"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher (AT) yahoo (DOT) net> wrote

I know of NO member of the extreme crowd that uses 6" shackles. Indeed,
these are a disaster waiting to happen. I have the ConFer heavy duty
shackles, and they are just a fraction of an inch longer than stock, I
assume this is because the material is so much beefier that they needed the
space avoid compromising the strength after they drilled the holes.

The springs should be longer to accomodate the added arch, therefore in
theory the original shackles should be fine. As a practical matter, you want
the absolute shortest shackle you can get. I'd agree that the stock shackles
for that lift would be too short, but there is no question that the 6"
shackles you got are way too long. I can't suggest the right shackle, sorry,
but the wrong shackle is the one you already have.

I forgot what springs you got, but if you have ProComp springs, they won't
flex much no matter how long the shackles are.



"Tracy Brooks" <tracy.brooks (AT) moderntech (DOT) com> wrote

They're so much lower than the bumper, it doesn't take much to bend
up the rear part of the spring when it hits a rock.
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Tracy Brooks wrote:

On Wed, 18 May 2005 10:49:31 -0700 in rec.autos.makers.jeep+willys,
"Jeff Strickland" <spamcatcher (AT) yahoo (DOT) net> wrote,
I think it is because they needed to make room for the extra brace in
the middle, that the originals don't have.

That could be, the added length is about the size of the bracing.




"David Harmon" <source (AT) netcom (DOT) com> wrote