Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
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Keep on reading about shackle reverse, what is it ? Pics would be great.
just for info only as at the moment intend on keeping standard height everything.
Steve
Keep on reading about shackle reverse, what is it ? Pics would be great.
just for info only as at the moment intend on keeping standard height everything.
Steve
Re: Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
Basically its putting the fixed shakle one with no movement at the front
And the shakle with forwards and backwards movement at the back
And the shakle with forwards and backwards movement at the back
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Re: Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
The leaf spring set up on the rear of the truck stays the same.
But on the front it moves the shackle from the front of the leaf spring to the rear of the front leaf spring, the theory is it allows to axle to move backwards slightly when encountering bumps in the road therefore eliminating bump steer (I think that's the idea anyway) it usually raises the truck by an inch or 2 as the shackle tower part at the front of the truck is a bit longer than standard shackles.. (See pics in my build thread as that's what's on mine currently)
But on the front it moves the shackle from the front of the leaf spring to the rear of the front leaf spring, the theory is it allows to axle to move backwards slightly when encountering bumps in the road therefore eliminating bump steer (I think that's the idea anyway) it usually raises the truck by an inch or 2 as the shackle tower part at the front of the truck is a bit longer than standard shackles.. (See pics in my build thread as that's what's on mine currently)
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Re: Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
Here is a few pics mate I have just bought a set of calmini springs with 2" shackel reverse kit I have only fitted the calnini kit to the rear at The momoent
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Re: Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
Thanks guys.
Trotter, nice fabrication, wish I'd learnt to do that.
Dazerede, let us know how different it feels when the front is on compared to original, would like to know if it stops that whoaaaaaa moment when you hit a bump at anything over jogging speed.
Cheers
Steve
Trotter, nice fabrication, wish I'd learnt to do that.
Dazerede, let us know how different it feels when the front is on compared to original, would like to know if it stops that whoaaaaaa moment when you hit a bump at anything over jogging speed.
Cheers
Steve
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Re: Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
Nah still get thatSteveR wrote:Thanks guys.
would like to know if it stops that whoaaaaaa moment when you hit a bump at anything over jogging speed.
Cheers
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Re: Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
The best way to minimise that is to have minimal lift and a good steering damper.SteveR wrote:Thanks guys.
Trotter, nice fabrication, wish I'd learnt to do that.
Dazerede, let us know how different it feels when the front is on compared to original, would like to know if it stops that whoaaaaaa moment when you hit a bump at anything over jogging speed.
Cheers
Steve
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Re: Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
Well I don't get that feeling anyway I have to get longer shocks and brake hoses first before I.fit the kit but I might fit the front springs and when I get longer shocks and that I will bolt on the shacklesSteveR wrote:Thanks guys.
Trotter, nice fabrication, wish I'd learnt to do that.
Dazerede, let us know how different it feels when the front is on compared to original, would like to know if it stops that whoaaaaaa moment when you hit a bump at anything over jogging speed.
Cheers
Steve
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Re: Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
I've given this some thought. The stock front springs are flat so when they compress they get shorter so theoretically the axle should move backwards anyway. If you have arched springs then they would get longer which would move the axle forward, in that case shackle reversal makes sense.
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Re: Can someone please explain what shackle reverse is.
Shackle reverse on my truck from the front. ignore the bits of shoddy box section to the out side of the shackle towers.
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