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making your own shackles - what thickeness?

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making your own shackles - what thickeness?

Post by shorty_f0rty »

thinking of making some shackles for my 40 which are the right length for the springs.

What is the recommended thickness to use for the shackles?

I currently have 6mm and 10mm plate at home.. would 6mm be enough? or should I just go find some 8mm flat bar and use that?

I anticipate the eye to eye length would be in the 5-4inch range.. so they wont be super long.
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Re: making your own shackles - what thickeness?

Post by bad_religion_au »

shorty_f0rty wrote:thinking of making some shackles for my 40 which are the right length for the springs.

What is the recommended thickness to use for the shackles?

I currently have 6mm and 10mm plate at home.. would 6mm be enough? or should I just go find some 8mm flat bar and use that?

I anticipate the eye to eye length would be in the 5-4inch range.. so they wont be super long.
i used 10mm , because i bent about 5 sets of stock ones, whcih are 6mm from memory.

my 10mm ones have had the whole 40 hanging up on them and still are straight as a die.
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Post by RAY185 »

I agree, 10mm is good.
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Post by matthewK »

use 10.2mm thick harden steel like bisoloy

and use high tens bolts with nylock nuts
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Post by sierrajim »

Bubs sells some on here that work out to be VERY good value.
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Post by bludger »

Yep 10mm is good i made some the 60 worked good so now i got some more steel i'm going to make some for the 40
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Post by shorty_f0rty »

sierrajim wrote:Bubs sells some on here that work out to be VERY good value.
yep.. i'll probably go down this road.. support a great product at an affordable price and save a weekend of fcsking around for a half assed result

thanks for everyones feedback so far.. :)
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Post by Lux_89 »

yeh x2 i run bubs shackleson me lux and ive had the truck smash on em and they are bombproof, they are ten mm thick steel with ht bolts and nylocks... cheers
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Post by 60_series_united »

i made some out of 10mm mild for my 60 and they have taken a beating and r still good i just used the pins out of my standard shackels
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Post by ricky1970 »

Made the rear ones for my Rodeo from 10mm, made the pins (welded in) from 4140 bar.
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Post by sierrajim »

shorty_f0rty wrote: an affordable price and save a weekend of fcsking around for a half assed result
My point exactly.
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