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home made shackles
home made shackles
i am making my own xtended shackles for my sierra and want to put in greasable pins where can i get them from other than the 4wd shops cos the local one wants to charge big dollars for them and there has to be another alternativedoes anyone sell them online any help would be greatly appreciated thanx
IMHO don't bother. for tthe work involved, there will be very little advantage if you use rubber or any of the new style urethane bushes. The old style very stiff urethane bushes needed grease, but it doesn;t seem to make very much difference now.
The bushes will be getting torn up by articulation well before they wear out through friction.
Steve.
The bushes will be getting torn up by articulation well before they wear out through friction.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
I made my own cost about $7 had new spring bushes in the springs but didn't put greasable pins in (I thought bad thing at the time) But the bushs have held up well and they don't make any noises at all. Works out way cheeper than buying them!
Built swb sierra, building a lwb sierra ute and have a dmax for family camping
in case anyone gets the wrong idea, I quite like extended shaackles so long as they are not over 2" over stock length and DONT have centre braces (the centre braces will murder articulation on a light car like a sierra)
I can't see the point of the greasable pin.
Steve.
I can't see the point of the greasable pin.
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
I have had home made missing-link 2" longer than standard shackles for over a year, I was getting sick of the diff movement on road so I braced the centres. The on-road handling vastly improved and the flex has not changed in the slightest. I have pictures to support this.
92 WT Sierra
04 Navara STR Dual Cab 3.0di
04 Navara STR Dual Cab 3.0di
I make extended shackles for sierras. They are laser cut, and have a centre brace. they are made from 10mm plate, and have all necessary bolts ( non- greasable) included. $100 plus postage ( bout $8-$15)
Not as cheap as home made ones, but these are a much better looking shackle than 2 bits of flat bar with holes in it.....
Have a think about it.
this deal goes for anyone too. I have 8 sets here
Not as cheap as home made ones, but these are a much better looking shackle than 2 bits of flat bar with holes in it.....
Have a think about it.
this deal goes for anyone too. I have 8 sets here
[url]www.twinstickoffroad.com[/url]
I agree the missing link shackles need bracing, but IMHO these suck anyway so it is a moot point.
If you use the right bolts and keep the length sensible, you don't need the bracing, but like most off road mods, the balance of off road ability and on raod behaviour depends a lot on what the owner wants to put up with
Steve.
If you use the right bolts and keep the length sensible, you don't need the bracing, but like most off road mods, the balance of off road ability and on raod behaviour depends a lot on what the owner wants to put up with
Steve.
[quote="greg"] some say he is a man without happy dreams, or that he sees silver linings on clouds and wonders why they are not platinum... all we know, is he's called the stevie.[/quote]
Gutless - Is that per pair or each or?
What do you think (apart from strength) would be the advantages of using say 10mm steel or 6mm steel?
The shackles you make are obviously suited to the orginal bolts etc?
Any particular reason you went for 10mm and used a brace?
what length are they? 2inch extended?
Sorry for all the questions
Cheers Bozz.
What do you think (apart from strength) would be the advantages of using say 10mm steel or 6mm steel?
The shackles you make are obviously suited to the orginal bolts etc?
Any particular reason you went for 10mm and used a brace?
what length are they? 2inch extended?
Sorry for all the questions
Cheers Bozz.
mistaboz wrote:Gutless - Is that per pair or each or? SET OF 4
What do you think (apart from strength) would be the advantages of using say 10mm steel or 6mm steel? JUST STRENGTH REALLY. i HAVE SEEN 6MM BEND UNDER THE RIGHT CONDITIONS. I NEVER BENT MY 10MM ONES.
The shackles you make are obviously suited to the orginal bolts etc?YES. but they come with NEW high tensile bolts just incase yours are rusty
Any particular reason you went for 10mm and used a brace? Strength and on road manners
what length are they? 2inch extended? yep. 50mm over standard
Sorry for all the questions
Cheers Bozz.
[url]www.twinstickoffroad.com[/url]
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sorry. went away wheeling for easter.
And would you believe, that every time I have been wheeling prior to installing a bash gaurd, I have managed to gore my tank, and now that I have one, I can't even get a scratch on the bash gaurd!! ( not through lack of trying either)
Pics up tomorrow
And would you believe, that every time I have been wheeling prior to installing a bash gaurd, I have managed to gore my tank, and now that I have one, I can't even get a scratch on the bash gaurd!! ( not through lack of trying either)
Pics up tomorrow
[url]www.twinstickoffroad.com[/url]
( added this for tech reasons)
Wouldn't it be better to buy from this thread instead of for sale thread.Gutless wrote:fuel tank bash gaurds for sierras now
They are dearer there 
Still, they are cheap Gutless wrote: ITEM:
Bash gard
CONDITION:
NEW
REASON FOR SELLING:
I make them
PRICE AND PRICE CONDITIONS:
$120 plus postage
there was a minor design change that makes them multifit now. Takes a little more time to make it.-Mandy- wrote:Wouldn't it be better to buy from this thread instead of for sale thread.Gutless wrote:fuel tank bash gaurds for sierras now
Gutless wrote: ITEM:
Bash gard
CONDITION:
NEW
REASON FOR SELLING:
I make them
PRICE AND PRICE CONDITIONS:
$120 plus postage
I was thinking of hiking the price up to $200 but then I remembered that we are all poor suzuki owners
Prolly be selling them on EBAY soon, along with the shackles, and BL kits too, so it will definately be cheaper to buy off this forum.
[url]www.twinstickoffroad.com[/url]
Yes they can be fitted with standard suspension, but without longer shocks, they will do little more than give you a small lift ( bout 1")angus350 wrote:can the extended shackles be used with standard suspention and all that, can they be fitted by someone that doesnt know much about this stuff.]
and they basically give more lift and better offroading ?
cheers
If properly setup, they will allow more downtravel, due to the shackle being longer, but otherwise, they just give you a little more room in the gaurds for larger tyres.
Yes, you can fit them easily. There may be some info in the bible, otherwise, try the search function, or ask on here.
[url]www.twinstickoffroad.com[/url]
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