Lift With Shackles ?

[toyin99]

ok lookin for some lift around 1 1/2 - 2 inches overall. And I was thinking about putting on some of these shackles for the front and rear. How do they work and are they hard to install? Are there any drawbacks/negative effects to using shackles of any kind. What do you think about these shackles
www.central4wd.com/category.aspx?page=id|5318
ok the link doesnt work but go to: suspension-greasable super shackles
Are there some better ones out there ? Is there a better safer way to get a little lift ? any help or suggestions would be great. IF you have done a 2 inch lift on your similar toy what did you do/use ?

[Freerider661]

Shackles work by allowing your springs to compress (and de-compress?) the longer the shackle you have, the more droop your axle can have, hence giving your truck better flex. I don't think you'll have any draw back using those shackles, people have problems when they try to get too much lift with longer shackles,but 1 1/2" to 2" shouldn't give you any trouble. Install should be pretty straight forward, just unbolt the old ones, and bolt in the new ones.


chad

[toyin99]

damn are they really $89 bux each !! I thought that was for the pair of them. Anybody know where to get cheaper ones.

[fourwd1]

Doubt very much that's "each", but seems high even for a pair.
Try:

BudBuilt
All Pro Offroad
Marlin Crawler
Offroad General Store
Offroad Solutions
4Wheel Parts
Sams Offroad
Rock Buggy Supply
Front Range Offroad
Rockstomper

[85tonkatruck]

be carefull though, if the shackles are supposed to give u 2 inches of lift , u will really get a little more than 1 inch. at least that was my experiance.