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Post by MAD DOG 79 »

hey guys, i am doin a droped front x-member in me lux.do i have to drop the front shackle mounts 2??
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Post by Willy Hilux »

No. Put on 2" extended shackles to get the castor back.
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Post by TOYTRUK »

hi mate,im thinking along the same lines as you. as far as i know longer shackles arent legal ,so im considering mounting gusseted tubes under the chassis.ill just get them engineered along with my other mods.
from memory doing so without recessing the tubes slightly will give you a little more drop on the rear than the 50mm at the front.therefore a little more castor than stock,which is apparently the way to go if the tires are larger than stock. correct me if im wrong... anyone?
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Post by Willy Hilux »

A droped front x-member isn't legal either.
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Post by MAD DOG 79 »

i am putin my own designed drop shackles on. so is it worth putin the mount under the chassie??
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Post by Lux_89 »

Willy Hilux wrote:A droped front x-member isn't legal either.
x2 basically nothing you have stated is legal no matter what ya do. if ya gonna be illegal do a good job of it and go all out :D
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Post by MAD DOG 79 »

i no its illeagl . am goin all out on it.i jst needed to no if i needed to put the mount under ther chassie to correct the pinuard angle
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Post by Willy Hilux »

Don't put the mount under the chasis if ya makin drop shackles. Just go drop shackles and be done with it. Are you puting rears springs up front in??
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Post by MAD DOG 79 »

i dont no whether to or not.wat does it achivie??
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Post by RUFF »

MAD DOG 79 wrote:i dont no whether to or not.wat does it achivie??
What are you trying to achive? Do you want something with huge lift or something that works well off road?

Putting the shackle under the frame is not a great idea. There are much better ways to sort out the pinion angle.
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Post by MAD DOG 79 »

i a m trying 2 build a toy for offroad.suspension that works well off road.and the drop shackle idea got scraped for now
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Post by big lux »

put yur rears up frnt will move the diff forward 3inchs more room for tyres and better approch angle ive gt 4 leafs in mine and works gratefor flex . then put ifs rears into your rear with 200mm eye to eye shackels rear then open all spring packes and make up large u style brackes to stop them all twisting and have a go at all that flex.
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