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Extended Shackle queries
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:14 pm
by KaMo
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....
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:17 pm
by Major60
Talk to an engineer. Extending shackles requires an engineering signatory....
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 8:55 pm
by lay80n
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....
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:02 pm
by Aza
extended shackles can be engineered however as soon as u put them on ur car they are illegal anyway
but some of us r will to risk it anyway
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 9:09 pm
by high n mighty
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?
Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 11:43 pm
by KaMo
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
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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
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:11 am
by Aza
Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2005 2:21 pm
by +dj_hansen+
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
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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
Re: Extended Shackle queries
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:13 pm
by gavinc
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
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:25 pm
by Slayer
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..
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:21 pm
by Da Lux
so r extended shackles illeagal in all states, even snake ones, etc
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 9:22 pm
by batcho101
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
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:46 pm
by Aza
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
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 1:47 pm
by Slayer
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??
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 1:54 pm
by Aza
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
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 8:26 pm
by rock hopper
i sell 50 mm longer shackles for l/cruisers for $55-00 ea and $65-00ea greasable .
they have been road tested in qld .
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:16 pm
by KaMo
Thanx for your offer but i just fabed myself 4 for $40.00....and mine will be road tested in W.A.
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:21 pm
by benhl
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!
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 7:58 pm
by rock hopper
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 ....
