Rear suspension shackle box thing -

XJ_ranger · Nov 27, 2007

for the rear suspension, my shackle angle used to blow ass, and my leaf packs were way too stiff, so I had to do something about it.

I cut off the part of the shackle box that flares out -

drew out a flat pattern for my rear shackle box replacer thingy -

had my balding shop bitch cut it out for me -

had it formed up -

fit well -

drilled holes for plug welds -

kept the original bolt for extra strength? -

welded and ground -

made some tabs -

welded them on, boxed them in, and painted it -

much better shackle angle at ride height -

and my rear axle actually kinda flexed some!

all in all, I think I moved the bolt about 2" down and 3" or so (maybe 4"?) forward...

I also removed a leaf from each pack...

the ride is A LOT nicer...

tjmwr7 · Nov 27, 2007

That was the best shackle box thingy i have ever seen built by a bald bitch shop guy......Nce wrk

streetpirate · Nov 27, 2007

tjmwr7 said:
That was the best shackle box thingy i have ever seen built by a bald bitch shop guy......Nce wrk

x2, looks nice and flexy

goodburbon · Nov 27, 2007

My heep needs some serious work, how much for bald shop bitch shipped to 70584?

Captain Ron · Nov 27, 2007

goodburbon said:
My heep needs some serious work, how much for bald shop bitch shipped to 70584?

Warning: They charge extra for shipping bald guys First Class.

--ron

87xjco · Nov 27, 2007

I can't find a bald shop bitch that is balder then myself, so I have to be my own bitch, as usual.

BRIANHO13 · Nov 27, 2007

Captain Ron said:
Warning: They charge extra for shipping bald guys First Class.

--ron

Why do they have to be shipped first class?

Matt S. · Nov 27, 2007

Who is the bitch here Opie?! Dont forget who the red headed step child is in this shop...

Oh, and I cut those out for him cuz' he SUCKS with the plasma.

Matt S. · Nov 27, 2007

BRIANHO13 said:
Why do they have to be shipped first class?

You can't afford me:moon:

goodburbon · Nov 27, 2007

too big to fit in coach?

goodburbon · Nov 27, 2007

correction:

ego to big to fit in coach?

karstic · Nov 27, 2007

OK why do I have to drive all the way to Sacramento?

Looks good, what's up with the pipe?

HaleYes · Nov 27, 2007

karstic said:
Looks good, what's up with the pipe?

Removable mudflaps?

XJ_ranger · Nov 27, 2007

Haleyes said:
Removable mudflaps?

Winner!

XJ_ranger · Nov 27, 2007

Scrappy said:
Who is the bitch here Opie?! Dont forget who the red headed step child is in this shop...

you know I love you and your special signatiure...

WheelinJR · Nov 28, 2007

Make me a set of those. woo!

XJ_ranger · May 22, 2008

Id like to update this, and say that I had to remove a few leaves from the leafpack when I did this to keep the same ride height...

and in the first coupple runs, it became aparent that I needed to control pinion wrap a little better...

so I made a traction bar -
2 mounting points at the axle, shackle at the frame with a crossmember...

4 large RE joints, 1.75x.120 tube for the bottom, 1.25x.120 tube for the top...
3/16" for the axle side mount, 1.5x.120 for the frame side crossmember...

cut the floor for the shackle to stick through it (cuse I dont like sacraficing ground clearance, and dont have a back seat anyhow....)

Axle side mount - welded as close to the 3rd member as I was comfortable welding -

something like 6 or 7 inches of vertical seperation there...

Of course, id need to update that too...

'cuse I broke it...

and Phil weldered it back together for me-

and Ill need to make another one with some slightly stronger toob...
Im thinkin 1.75x.188 wall might do the trick, with a re-enforcement plate where the stress is where the two tubes come together...

Jimbo_1321 · May 23, 2008

you should make more of these

EricsXJ · May 24, 2008

XJ_ranger said:
Id like to update this, and say that I had to remove a few leaves from the leafpack when I did this to keep the same ride height...

and in the first coupple runs, it became aparent that I needed to control pinion wrap a little better...

Are you saying that correcting your shackle angle via the shackle box caused more axle wrap? Or was it just you noticed you had axle wrap but it was unrelated?

mattyj · May 24, 2008

EricsXJ said:
Are you saying that correcting your shackle angle via the shackle box caused more axle wrap? Or was it just you noticed you had axle wrap but it was unrelated?

he removed leafs to maintain the same ride heigth when he did the shackle box mod, this allowed axle wrap to be more apparent.

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