freerider15
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Well as most of us all know, lifting an XJ comes with some unwanted side effects, one of those things typically being a sh*tty rear shackle angle
. Well I finally got tired of the limited flex it would allow, seeing how I reallllllly could have used it in the past. We'll start with what my shackle angle originally looked like...
Pretty huh!...Yeah pretty sh*tty![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
This is turn let the rear flex...well...not much at all. That caused some off camber situations like this to have a little bit more pucker factor than needed...
So I set out to fix the problem. I sketched some things up and ran them by some people to get some input. I decided to build up what I had drawn. Well it took two tries to get it right...but the end result was worth it. Essentially these are what I came up with:
I got them all mounted up (should have measured a couple more times, but they fit )...needless to say the shackles sits at almost exactly 45*. I had to cut the rear most holes off since the shackle at compression was wider than the opening, causing it to stop and the metal to bend. I took it a couple yards down the street to test it on an RTI ramp to see how much difference it made. Well, it certainly did to say the least. I can now droop a HELL of alot better, the tires stuff a little too well...but once great improvement has been to on-road ride. The "final" resting angle...
A few gratuitos flex shots (yeah I know, poser shots...but my front is still broken due to Carnage Boulder where I was gonna test em...so no wheeling shots yet)
Here you can see how it actually droops now (yes my shocks are disconnected...)
So all in all...a very time worthy project! :thumbup:
![1001233gv5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg66.imageshack.us%2Fimg66%2F3107%2F1001233gv5.jpg&hash=cc166cfa56d6adc4ee131ae6f91bc0d5)
Pretty huh!...Yeah pretty sh*tty
This is turn let the rear flex...well...not much at all. That caused some off camber situations like this to have a little bit more pucker factor than needed...
![dscn0502vu5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg120.imageshack.us%2Fimg120%2F9536%2Fdscn0502vu5.jpg&hash=edd256b0433e7e973d9c7b5fea40619e)
So I set out to fix the problem. I sketched some things up and ran them by some people to get some input. I decided to build up what I had drawn. Well it took two tries to get it right...but the end result was worth it. Essentially these are what I came up with:
![img0349gy4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg122.imageshack.us%2Fimg122%2F922%2Fimg0349gy4.jpg&hash=5a56b99d3d4c32f046876ea8f08764ba)
I got them all mounted up (should have measured a couple more times, but they fit )...needless to say the shackles sits at almost exactly 45*. I had to cut the rear most holes off since the shackle at compression was wider than the opening, causing it to stop and the metal to bend. I took it a couple yards down the street to test it on an RTI ramp to see how much difference it made. Well, it certainly did to say the least. I can now droop a HELL of alot better, the tires stuff a little too well...but once great improvement has been to on-road ride. The "final" resting angle...
![img0364kn9.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg123.imageshack.us%2Fimg123%2F6751%2Fimg0364kn9.jpg&hash=386efa2a1052a5148182ef51ef2a36e7)
A few gratuitos flex shots (yeah I know, poser shots...but my front is still broken due to Carnage Boulder where I was gonna test em...so no wheeling shots yet)
![img0360nw3.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg293.imageshack.us%2Fimg293%2F7168%2Fimg0360nw3.jpg&hash=b9ea0141ef6995c56449276aee2040e4)
Here you can see how it actually droops now (yes my shocks are disconnected...)
![img0361if1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg66.imageshack.us%2Fimg66%2F8013%2Fimg0361if1.jpg&hash=f66b957c8be35ea524f06f73fae5117e)
So all in all...a very time worthy project! :thumbup: