Sliders Instead of Shackles

76FJ40 · 11-15-04, 03:32 PM

Has anyone done a SOA and used sliders (like on a dirt track car) instead of shackles in the front? I want to keep the front as low as possible but still have the flex of a SOA. Looks to me like I can get more travel with a slider instead of a shackle. Any thoughts?

woody · 11-15-04, 03:38 PM

...considering my springs are less than 1/4" off the frame at ride height, I don't see where ya gain much....seems like much more effort than it's worth versus putting the shackle eye thru the frame.

76FJ40 · 11-15-04, 04:10 PM

How much movement (swing) do you get from the shackle if your spring is that close to the frame?

woody · 11-15-04, 08:35 PM

for mine, considering the shackle lays over the spring at a 45* angle, plenty..and with flat springs, it never hits the frame either (tho it does get REALLY close) I did experiment with 4-5 different shackle lengths in 1/2" increments before finding exactlee the right length.

14"+ stroke shocks, and I use almost all of it. (actually, with the Bilstein shocks being gas charged, it now sits about 1/2" off the frame....still close tho...)

76FJ40 · 11-16-04, 08:08 AM

Woody,

Thanks, for the advice.

treehugger · 05-20-07, 11:00 PM

cool

peesalot · 05-21-07, 08:27 PM

ya know wood, mine sits exactly the same but my alcans are arced a little still so I rub the frame just a bit.

Sliders are not appropriate here

11-15-04, 03:32 PM	#1
76FJ40 Old Fart Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NOVA TLCA# 8019 Posts: 1,275	Sliders Instead of Shackles Has anyone done a SOA and used sliders (like on a dirt track car) instead of shackles in the front? I want to keep the front as low as possible but still have the flex of a SOA. Looks to me like I can get more travel with a slider instead of a shackle. Any thoughts? __________________ '76 FJ-40 with a Hula Girl on the dash for me and a '65 FJ-45 LPB for the wife. Life is good.

11-15-04, 03:38 PM	#2
woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	...considering my springs are less than 1/4" off the frame at ride height, I don't see where ya gain much....seems like much more effort than it's worth versus putting the shackle eye thru the frame. __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

11-15-04, 04:10 PM	#3
76FJ40 Old Fart Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NOVA TLCA# 8019 Posts: 1,275	How much movement (swing) do you get from the shackle if your spring is that close to the frame? __________________ '76 FJ-40 with a Hula Girl on the dash for me and a '65 FJ-45 LPB for the wife. Life is good.

11-15-04, 08:35 PM	#4
woody Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Appleton, WI TLCA# 1548 Posts: 7,687 Blog Entries: 2	for mine, considering the shackle lays over the spring at a 45* angle, plenty..and with flat springs, it never hits the frame either (tho it does get REALLY close) I did experiment with 4-5 different shackle lengths in 1/2" increments before finding exactlee the right length. 14"+ stroke shocks, and I use almost all of it. (actually, with the Bilstein shocks being gas charged, it now sits about 1/2" off the frame....still close tho...) __________________ Brian 'woody' Swearingen 1974 FJ40 'The Raisin' - Pitbull Rockers, 30-spline Longfields, SOA - 1/4 ellip 1996 FZJ80 'Gretchen' - MetalTech, ARB, OME, IPOR, 4x4Labs 2003 2500HD Duramax - Edge/Juice/Attitude, 285 Nitto Terra Grapplers, 4" exhaust Forum Questions? Click Here! 'America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.' Abraham Lincoln

11-16-04, 08:08 AM	#5
76FJ40 Old Fart Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NOVA TLCA# 8019 Posts: 1,275	Woody, Thanks, for the advice. __________________ '76 FJ-40 with a Hula Girl on the dash for me and a '65 FJ-45 LPB for the wife. Life is good.

05-20-07, 11:00 PM	#6
treehugger IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: wilsonville or Posts: 98	cool __________________ 1991 fj 80

05-21-07, 08:27 PM	#7
peesalot IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: in a house Posts: 1,585	ya know wood, mine sits exactly the same but my alcans are arced a little still so I rub the frame just a bit. Sliders are not appropriate here __________________ John on the hawgs

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