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Newbie question on spring shackles
Posted: Tue May 20, 2003 8:02 pm
by 83bj
What are reversible spring shackles?
cheers
Posted: Sat May 31, 2003 8:18 pm
by Willy Hilux
I think you mean shackle reversile. It is where the put the shackles on the back of the spring like on a hilux. On a cruiser they are on the front of the spring. They swap it over and make it like a hilux.
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 2:19 pm
by 83bj
What would be the advantage of that?
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 2:32 pm
by Drafty
Only guessing but l reckon approach angle might be 1 thing that improves.
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 3:21 pm
by N*A*M
when you do a shackle reversal on the front, effect it has is that the tyre will move backwards as the suspension compresses. when you drive a ledge, the natural effect is for the front end to walk over the obsticles.
Posted: Sun Jun 01, 2003 4:34 pm
by 83bj
Oh i see!
That makes sense.
Makes her drive better
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2003 4:46 pm
by Brad
It also makes it drive much better on teh road and hitting bumps. the wheel moves away and does not fight the force. One argumnet against is that they were made teh way they are so the suspension would push into teh obstacle and gain more traction.
If you do it then you usually move the diff forward at the same time to compensate for the wheel moving bckwards.
I took my Bj42 fwd 50mm when I did the SR.
Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2003 3:04 pm
by 83bj
Brad did you just move the axle forward or did you move the axle and spring forward?
thanks