wanting to put some revolver or teraflex shackles on the truck but looking for opinions and warnings first. if your gonna post with a sm@rta$$ answer then you can save your time.

 

If you are looking for more flex out of your rear end, they are a good place to start.

 

Dangerous junk.

A locker will take you a lot farther.

 

'tude, dude.

 

is it true they will just randomly rise and fall while driving?

 

If you slam on the brakes they can unload. Any extra downtravel you gain will not be accompanied by additional weight on the tire, it's just dangling. They're great if your rig is a ramp queen, they aren't practical.

A locker will take you MUCH farther.

 

I learn something here all the time. Had to google this to see what the heck they are.

So first impression - I can envision something bad happening at highway speed and hitting a chug hole (they are very common in some areas - like where I live and tend to be large enough to hide small vehicles at night) and this thing coming down as the wheel drops into the hole. Don't know if it will fold back up quick enough upon wheel hitting other side of hole. Would that cause unit to break? Don't know.

I think I would tend to agree with Hahns on this one. Locker would take you farther.

I can see this being a possibility for a truck that was used off road only, but on the street I would be hesitant.

 

There are LOTS of articles out there on these. Most folks seem to like the additional flex they get from their suspension. I suppose, depending on what kind of wheelin' ya do, these might be of some benefit. However, something else that was pretty much universal in the articles, was PROPER INSTALLATION. Which including things like proper length shocks, and also making sure that your entire axle couldn't droop enough to pull the driveshaft out of the trans, or whatever other slip yoke you may have under there. (which was mainly accomplished by a limiting strap to the center of the diff.....)

Most folks that tested them really didn't notice any difference in On-Road performance. On a long wheelbase vehicle like our trucks, I don't see unloading them in a hard braking situation as an issue. No worse than with stock shackles. (simply due to the geometry the operate in.) Also, they are exceptionally well made, and I seriously doubt that something like a pothole (or even a small crater) would break them.

All that said, unless your primary off-road use for your truck is rock crawling, you don't need these.

 

i appreciate the educated reponses and/or google answers. haha glad i took a chance to learn before i wasted money.

 

I somewhat agree to that a locker or posi would be better for your rear axle. My truck came with 3.92s and a posi unit from the factory. When in 4x4 I always have AT LEAST 3 wheels spinning which is a huge advantage in comparison to friends who have regular 4x4. My truck doesn't have as nice offroad tires (in fact they are ***** street/allterrain tires), as much axle clearance, etc but My truck walks through things that the other trucks couldn't go through.

I have 245/75/16s and with the posi you would be amazed at what I have gone through, its pretty awesome. (Youd also be amazed at the speed at which I hit these mud holes too lol)