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The Mud Pit => Wrenching => Topic started by: PaulW on October 13, 2009, 03:25:09 AM

Title: shackle question
Post by: PaulW on October 13, 2009, 03:25:09 AM

flex's post on wanting shackles has raised a question into my head.  what would happen if you bolted 2 shackles together?  in theroy it would act like an old school z-box.  it really has me wanting to try it.  it could actually allow a lot of additional droop.  i think if anything the xj rears would work the best.  who wants to be the guinea pig?

Title: Re: shackle question
Post by: calvynandhobbs on October 13, 2009, 03:31:45 AM

I don't have shackles anymore so I can't volunteer. It may work for a little while, but I think you'll end up twisting them eventually.

Title: Re: shackle question
Post by: kirksjeep on October 14, 2009, 04:42:27 AM

Quote from: calvynandhobbs on October 13, 2009, 03:31:45 AM

I don't have shackles anymore so I can't volunteer. It may work for a little while, but I think you'll end up twisting them eventually.

You would have to make some kind of stop so they wouldn't just fold onto one another.  Even the Revolver shackles are thought to be crap by many, and they are "engineered".

Title: Re: shackle question
Post by: PaulW on October 14, 2009, 08:46:09 PM

Making stops would be easy. i think im going to experiment this idea on my ranger.