Extended Shackle queries

Post by **KaMo** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:14 pm

Hey all just after a few snippets of advice. In the middle of making me some extended shackles...I have decided on a length of 150mm pin to pin which equates to a length change of 50mm on the rear shackles and 75mm on the front shackles.

Firstly: Does this sound ok?

Secondly: Are the rear shackles generally longer than the front ones?
(HJ61 Cruiser - by the looks of them the rears aren't standard)

Thirdly: With this length difference castor angles shouldn't be affected to dramatically should they.

Fourthly: 50x8mm flat braced by 50x25x2.5 RHS sound ok?

Cheers....

Post by **Major60** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:17 pm

Talk to an engineer. Extending shackles requires an engineering signatory....

Post by **lay80n** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:55 pm

We recently made some extended shackles for a mates 60 (hj60 with standard leaves). We just made the front and rear 50mm longer. Worked heaps better than factory (also ditched swaybar at the time).
Keep in mind that extended shackles are ILLEGAL on the road. An engineer may sign off on them, but this doesnt make them legal!!!!
Layto....

Post by **Aza** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:02 pm

extended shackles can be engineered however as soon as u put them on ur car they are illegal anyway :roll:

but some of us r will to risk it anyway :lol:

Post by **high n mighty** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:09 pm

lay80n wrote:We recently made some extended shackles for a mates 60 (hj60 with standard leaves). We just made the front and rear 50mm longer. Worked heaps better than factory (also ditched swaybar at the time).
Keep in mind that extended shackles are ILLEGAL on the road. An engineer may sign off on them, but this doesnt make them legal!!!!
Layto....

Was it baby poo brown?

Post by **KaMo** » Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:43 pm

Well i'll risk it...worst comes to worst...yellow sticker, old ones back in, over the pits and find lots of other things wrong

.

I won't tell if you fella's don't...as an engineer can you sign off on your own mods...cause in 2 years i got it made :lol:

Post by **Aza** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:11 am

Post by **+dj_hansen+** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:21 pm

KaMo wrote:Well i'll risk it...worst comes to worst...yellow sticker, old ones back in, over the pits and find lots of other things wrong .

I won't tell if you fella's don't...as an engineer can you sign off on your own mods...cause in 2 years i got it made

Dont see why not.. its your professional ass on the line if you stuff up on your own vehicle making it unsafe etc.

Id imagine who ever you obtain your professional indemnity insurance through probably wouldnt like it

Post by **gavinc** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:13 pm

KaMo wrote:Hey all just after a few snippets of advice. In the middle of making me some extended shackles...I have decided on a length of 150mm pin to pin which equates to a length change of 50mm on the rear shackles and 75mm on the front shackles.

Firstly: Does this sound ok?

Secondly: Are the rear shackles generally longer than the front ones?
(HJ61 Cruiser - by the looks of them the rears aren't standard)

Thirdly: With this length difference castor angles shouldn't be affected to dramatically should they.

Fourthly: 50x8mm flat braced by 50x25x2.5 RHS sound ok?

Cheers....

if you are puting extenteds in the front you need to put castor plates in

Post by **Slayer** » Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:25 pm

shouldnt need castors in a hurry, had shackles in mine and didnt bother with castor plates for like 6 months, put 3 dgreee ones in and cant hardly notice the difference.. but for 75 buks they are prob a good idea..

Post by **Da Lux** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:21 pm

so r extended shackles illeagal in all states, even snake ones, etc

Post by **batcho101** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:22 pm

if u drop the front hangers as much as u extend your shackles you wont need castor plates as the whole setup is being moved down not jsut one side

Post by **Aza** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:46 pm

Da Lux wrote:so r extended shackles illeagal in all states, even snake ones, etc

it doesnt matter if they are snake or not, an extended shackle is still an extended shackle :roll:

Post by **Slayer** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 1:47 pm

Aza wrote:
Da Lux wrote:so r extended shackles illeagal in all states, even snake ones, etc

it doesnt matter if they are snake or not, an extended shackle is still an extended shackle

Or is it a replacement shackle??
:roll:

Post by **Aza** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 1:54 pm

Slayer wrote:
Aza wrote:
Da Lux wrote:so r extended shackles illeagal in all states, even snake ones, etc

it doesnt matter if they are snake or not, an extended shackle is still an extended shackle

Or is it a replacement shackle??

the topic is for extended ones so im guessing he means extended ones

Post by **rock hopper** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 8:26 pm

i sell 50 mm longer shackles for l/cruisers for $55-00 ea and $65-00ea greasable .
they have been road tested in qld .

Post by **KaMo** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:16 pm

Thanx for your offer but i just fabed myself 4 for $40.00....and mine will be road tested in W.A. :cool:

Post by **benhl** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:21 pm

rock hopper wrote:i sell 50 mm longer shackles for l/cruisers for $55-00 ea and $65-00ea greasable .
they have been road tested in qld .

Got any for lux's? what is the difference? CNBF fabbing some up if these will fit! :cool:

Post by **rock hopper** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 7:58 pm

benhl wrote:
rock hopper wrote:i sell 50 mm longer shackles for l/cruisers for $55-00 ea and $65-00ea greasable .
they have been road tested in qld .

Got any for lux's? what is the difference? CNBF fabbing some up if these will fit!

i can make some up for hi-luxes .
i don't have any ready to go . but the price will be around the same ..

the front ones are steped .....
if you could supply the std length pin to pin and how much longer u want ?
i surgest u go 50mm ....
i have a s/hand set of longer front to suit hi-lux's make an offer ....

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