Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Got a very large funding problem due to unexpected blackhole

Sooooo, my very coveted spring over I was bending over backwards to do has bitten the dust.

The new question is about extended shakles on the 'ol 60. Springs are stock. Tyres I run are 35" pedes. Have a 2" body lift.

Will the extra lift of extended shakles help me out at all in terms of capability or is it just a plain waste of money time and effort?

SANGA

i know on my hilux the extended shackles gave me a lot of extra flex because of the huge amount of down wards pressure they put on the springs!

they will give u extra lift if thats what u want.. or if u wanna stay the same height u can put extended shackles in and then take out a leaf or 2 to gain more flex...

by no means would i class them as a waste of money.. and anyways its not much money.. pm me and ill build u some for 50 bucks

The extended shackles will help, they will give you 1 inch of lift and they will also increase the amount that it can flex up.

Andrew

tukadafoonday wrote:The extended shackles will help, they will give you 1 inch of lift and they will also increase the amount that it can flex up.

Andrew

Yeah they will give you about 1/2 inch lfit for every inch extended they are. 2" extended is a good size. I run 2" shackels with my SOA and its great.

if you extend your shackles you will probably have to fix your castor..

2" extended shackles pretty much needs a 3degree adjustment in castor ..

if in doubt, get it checked out by an wheel alignment place

shorty_f0rty wrote:if you extend your shackles you will probably have to fix your castor..

2" extended shackles pretty much needs a 3degree adjustment in castor ..

if in doubt, get it checked out by an wheel alignment place

not ultra important, i drove my hilux round with 2 inch extended shackles for ages, then got 3 degree castor wedges and never noticed a difference, apart from visually turning the pinion back up towards the transfer again .. that was about all, wedges are cheep so thats no worries but..

I think the caster angles are have different effects on different cars... i have a 40 series and if the tyre pressures are low.... i can barely keep the old girl in the one lane when im accel hard then when i come off the gas i shoot strait over to the otherside of the lane, quite a nitemare really but it adds charactor until i get it fixed up.

and i though for every 2" of extended shackles you get 1" lift.

cheers

andrew

Yeah thats right 1/2" for evry 1" or 1" for every 2", same ratio by my calculation.

Ok, I think extended shackles might be the way to go. By those ratios if I ran 4" shakles I would get 2" lift. This would be good for the moment. Though, how much would this affect the castor angle.

I would really like to hear from someone running extended shackles on a 60 to find out the best combo, inside diameter of the bushes (front and back) and the width.. Remeber, I run 35x10.5x15s and a 2" body lift at the mo

Cheers
SANGA

Guy From Nowhere wrote:Yeah thats right 1/2" for evry 1" or 1" for every 2", same ratio by my calculation.

Ok, I think extended shackles might be the way to go. By those ratios if I ran 4" shakles I would get 2" lift. This would be good for the moment. Though, how much would this affect the castor angle.

I would really like to hear from someone running extended shackles on a 60 to find out the best combo, inside diameter of the bushes (front and back) and the width.. Remeber, I run 35x10.5x15s and a 2" body lift at the mo

Cheers
SANGA

I used the extended Snake Racing shackles on my 60. Great for the scrub!! Allowed the springs to flex a lot more, keeping the wheels on the ground.
Not so good for the road tho, no caster and lots of sideways flex in the shackles/bushes. Was a tad scary til I got used to it.