shackles
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 8:28 pm
what material do you guys recomend for making shackles
grades of steel and sizes etc
grades of steel and sizes etc
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:36 pm
depends on the car, but 10mm on my hilux
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 6:23 pm
ive used 50 x 10 mm mild steel with big brace in middle
but i have been told mild steel is no good
just wondering wat steel ppl use
but i have been told mild steel is no good
just wondering wat steel ppl use
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:22 pm
Mine are just mild steel 6mm s 50mm with i think 8mm x 40mm brace in the middle. Only been in for a few weeks but no dramas yet.
Used 6mm so i could still use the old pins.
Used 6mm so i could still use the old pins.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:40 pm
ill get a pick of mine
mine are 3 inches longer than standard
gives me inch and half lift
but i also have coil helpers in the rear of mine so its higher than standard
mine look huge
mine are 3 inches longer than standard
gives me inch and half lift
but i also have coil helpers in the rear of mine so its higher than standard
mine look huge
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:45 pm
Yeah mine are 3 inch longer too.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:34 pm
I used 50x8 flat bar mild steel, 2" lift. Didn't put a brace in. Been ok so far..... 
Soooo cheap too. $10 for steel.
Soooo cheap too. $10 for steel.
Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 8:56 pm
Mine are 50 x 12 mm with some 25x 50 RHS as a brace in the centre
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:42 am
Get 10mm plate, and do yourself a favour and cut them in a triangular pattern and use three crush tubes and bolts to make them anti inversion