Rear shackle angles
Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 3:53 pm
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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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 6:18 pm
I haven't experimented but always went with 45degrees being a good starting point.
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:28 pm
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.
shackle angle
Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 1:38 pm
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!
Chris
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!
Chris
Posted: Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:15 pm
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 
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 9:46 am
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 ??
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 3:19 pm
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
