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  1. kcustom73

    Rear shackle angle

    Got a chance to go measure the shackle while I took out the garbage ;) The ones on the front measure 3.5" and the ones on the rear are at 2.75" So I guess I got them in the wrong spot :doh: I'll try flipping them tomorrow and post an update.
  2. kcustom73

    Rear shackle angle

    Thanks, for the help guys. I'll measure up the shackles tomorrow (it's my wedding anniverssary today, so me thinks going to the garage tonight is a bad idea). I do fine they look short (comparing to what I've seen here on MUD). Time to shop for longer shackles...
  3. kcustom73

    Rear shackle angle

    Alaska, the 40 was stretched by cutting the frame and adding 27". I'm still debating the spring flip?
  4. kcustom73

    Rear shackle angle

    Pin_head, do the spring ever completly flatten out? The OME heavies that I have seem pretty stiff. I know right now it is not in its stock location (the FSM calls for 1070mm and I'm at 1010mm IIRC from the center of the fix end of the spring to the center od the shackle hangar). If I put it...
  5. kcustom73

    Rear shackle angle

    update So the mounting plates are done, the tires are on and all the weight is on the wheels. I've put somewhere arond 500lbs in the back of the 40 and this is what I end up with. I adjusted the shakles with about 10deg to the rear and now I'm just going to let it sit for a bit...
  6. kcustom73

    Rear shackle angle

    Fast eddy, I don't mind running longer shackels if needed. The springs I have are the OME heavy because of the 27" stretch and I'm going to be towing a trailer on occasion. This going to be my DD and mostly an expedition rig so an extreme amount of flex is not necessary. I am however running a...
  7. kcustom73

    Rear shackle angle

    Fast eddy, the springs I have are brand new OME HD and don't really want to swap them out. Pin-head and handcannon, I like your reasoning and will do some measuring tonight to figure out what the flatten spring looks like. Mark, I'm going to DD this 40, so are you sawing that a steeper angle...
  8. kcustom73

    Rear shackle angle

    So I know this has probably been discussed a thousand times before, but my situation is a little different. Seeing that I'm stretching my 40, I decided to get OME HD springs for my truck. Now the rear bumper was completly rotted so I fabricated my own and got new rear leaf spring gussets from...
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