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Hilux SAS - Cutting shackle holes in the chassi
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 9:49 pm
by ausyota
I have seen in the US that shops like Allpro offroad supply a Shackle "jig" with their SAS kits so you just slip the steel template over the chasi and it makes getting the shackle hole possition fool proof.
You often see on
www.pirate4x4.com guys lending the jigs around to people doing SAS's.
Does anyone have these in Aus? I know making shackle holes in the chasi isnt rocket science and I probably dont need them but it would just make things easier. Two whoping big holes in the chasi arnt an easy thing to fix if I fark it up
Paul.
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 10:10 pm
by ozy1
could you not make a jig, and get dimensions of the jig off Pirate?, or even make a shackle hanger that mounts under the chassis rail?
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 10:51 pm
by ausyota
ozy1 wrote:could you not make a jig, and get dimensions of the jig off Pirate?
I could... but just wondering if anyone has done that allready and has one I can borrow
ozy1 wrote:or even make a shackle hanger that mounts under the chassis rail?
I dont want to do this as Im trying to keep the height down as much as possible.
Posted: Sun May 01, 2005 11:11 pm
by high n mighty
Would measurements off a solid axled lux help???
Im not willing to remove my springs etc but I'm sure someone here has one apart atm
Posted: Mon May 02, 2005 8:39 am
by ausyota
I know where there is a wrecked SA chasi I can measure from.
I might make some jigs for myself and share them around when Im done.
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 4:14 pm
by 4sum4
Why not make up a mount and put it under the chassis
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 7:27 pm
by ausyota
4sum4 wrote:Why not make up a mount and put it under the chassis
Umm hello??? Look up a couple of posts.
ausyota wrote:I dont want to do this as Im trying to keep the height down as much as possible.
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 8:29 pm
by basketcase
ausyota wrote:4sum4 wrote:Why not make up a mount and put it under the chassis
Umm hello??? Look up a couple of posts.
ausyota wrote:I dont want to do this as Im trying to keep the height down as much as possible.
But what size shackles will you be running??
Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 10:19 pm
by ausyota
basketcase wrote:But what size shackles will you be running??
Maybe an inch longer than stock.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 5:05 pm
by basketcase
ausyota wrote:basketcase wrote:But what size shackles will you be running??
Maybe an inch longer than stock.
Then just put the mount under neath with standard rear shackles. Thats what beebee has got and I will be doing that if I don't go banana shackles when I put the rears up front.
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 7:56 pm
by dreama
basketcase wrote:ausyota wrote:basketcase wrote:But what size shackles will you be running??
Maybe an inch longer than stock.
Then just put the mount under neath with standard rear shackles. Thats what beebee has got and I will be doing that if I don't go banana shackles when I put the rears up front.
but wont this push the back of the diff down and ruin the pinion angle if you dont run a dropped front hanger
Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 9:43 pm
by beebee
dreama wrote:basketcase wrote:ausyota wrote:basketcase wrote:But what size shackles will you be running??
Maybe an inch longer than stock.
Then just put the mount under neath with standard rear shackles. Thats what beebee has got and I will be doing that if I don't go banana shackles when I put the rears up front.
but wont this push the back of the diff down and ruin the pinion angle if you dont run a dropped front hanger
Yes it will throw everything out. A lot also depends on your centre pin location on your springs as well as the shape of the spring. I found that mine sat well with 2" extended hangers and 2" extended shackles. However, as we are not allowed longer shackles in Qld, I went with the std shackle slung under the chassis.