Lift blocks and body mod
#21
hmmm, heres my actual shackle and hanger....i really dont see a problem, even if there was it wouldnt be under compression
#22
#25
I'm still confused... The shackle lift replaces our crappy shackles with 2 inch shorter shackles to pull the add a leafs up more... Same weight.. Are you saying that it bends the add a leafs more thus wearing them out? I read everywhere buying new shackle is a great idea cuz it replaces the POS stock ones and allows you to carry more weight? Internet has lied to me before though.
#27
I'm still confused... The shackle lift replaces our crappy shackles with 2 inch shorter shackles to pull the add a leafs up more... Same weight.. Are you saying that it bends the add a leafs more thus wearing them out? I read everywhere buying new shackle is a great idea cuz it replaces the POS stock ones and allows you to carry more weight? Internet has lied to me before though.
If that isn't enough to deter you, let me continue.
I'm not talking about add a leaf. Add a leaf is a lazy, stupid way to lift a vehicle. Shackle lifts are fantastic for lots of other vehicles, but not these. The hangers on these trucks are all wrong for a shackle lift. I already posted images of the type of hanger you want.
Shackle lifts do not change the capacity of the truck, they only change the angle, and height of the back of the pack. Think about it. If you drop one end of the leaf, while compressing it from the same point, not only will you get an eccentric angle/load being applied to the leaf, it will literally bend the leaf into an S every time you load/bottom out/jump, whatever.
There are nothing wrong with shackle lifts, just not with our factory Hangers.
#28
#29
Take a look at your hangers. See how they are in the shape of a "J"? Make ones that are more or less the shape of an "H", so the bottom is opened.
This:
Better off not lifting in that case then.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=537571
This:
Better off not lifting in that case then.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=537571
#30