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Rear shackle angles

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Rear shackle angles

Post by 4sum4 »

What shackle angle is better set for the rear in a hilux,Or what are you running and been successful with
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I haven't experimented but always went with 45degrees being a good starting point.
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Post by slosh »

Be careful with laying back short shackles too far (ie 45 degrees). On compression the spring will push the shackle back and lock it up under the chassis.
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i used 2003 ifs rear leaves in my 84 lux.
snake racing extended shackles.

this setup gives you a really flat shackle angle, so i cut the rear mounts off and moved them back 50mm, this works great, they don't flatten out when carrying a load and the system flexes great! :armsup:

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Post by STUMPY »

with 200mm long shackle and ifs springs, my shackle angle is about 45 degrees. makes for a comfortable ride, but still not happy with the drop away :?
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Post by HEY CHARGER »

sorry to change the direction quickly , with a spo conversion do you need to run a longer shackle to get the movement or standards ok ??
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Post by MY45 »

HEY CHARGER wrote:sorry to change the direction quickly , with a spo conversion do you need to run a longer shackle to get the movement or standards ok ??


With my fj40's i have always gone 2" extended.....great flex :cool:
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