Esoteric thoughts and questions about shackles…

[HTC42]

First off. 14.7 mm? Why does that number seem so familiar but I can’t place it. What does it convert to? Or is it just the engineering department? I’m pondering having my fab guy laser cut me some plates out of stainless and am wondering if I’m gonna have to get a lathe involved or is there a something? Mind you, my cost on fab stuff is usually a 30 pack of the Rockies.

 

[pb4ugo]

There's 25.4mm in an inch.

 

[HTC42]

There's 25.4mm in an inch.

10-4

 

[HTC42]

The only really common thing I find is ww2 ammo dims.

 

[jembourbe]

Air Fuel Ratio for gasoline?

 

[rlong]

your not wrong! The target (ideal) stoichiometric ratio for gasoline is 14.7:1! (aka “lambda”)

 

[JohnnyC]

14 unlucky
7 lucky

In Japanese culture …. where 7 very commonly symbolized luck and the 14 symbolizes unlucky as the pronunciation sounds like death because 4 sounds the same as death when used together your telling somebody 10 deaths

So maybe your getting a yin yang effect with your 14-7 where it’s in balance … just like the air fuel ratio… perfect ratio for the truck to run

 

[charliemeyer007]

Fung Shui!

 

[peesalot]

Puff, Puff, give

 

[HTC42]

At this point, I’m thinking 9/16 stainless bolts with copper tubing sleeves turned down to fit… thoughts?

 

[pb4ugo]

Might as well make them greaseable. I'm not sure they need to be sleeved. Are you putting stock springs on or lift springs on? It makes a difference.

 

[jim land]

Stock shackle bolt are 15mm for fj40 , 81- 84 are 18mm

 

[HTC42]

Might as well make them greaseable. I'm not sure they need to be sleeved. Are you putting stock springs on or lift springs on? It makes a difference.

Stock flat springs sprung over in the rear. Got rid of my 2 1/4” tall spring perches and replaced with 3/4” tall. I’m going to use poly bushings, and I got extra ES grease to load them up with.

 

[HTC42]

Might as well make them greaseable. I'm not sure they need to be sleeved. Are you putting stock springs on or lift springs on? It makes a difference.

It’s not quite throwing a hotdog down a hallway, but a little too loose for me…

 

[pb4ugo]

Have you tried a 5/8" bolt?

 

[pb4ugo]

Never mind that won't work.

 

[numby]

When I needed to replace my rear shackles I pressed the pins out of a new factory set and made 1" longer side plates and pressed the new pins into them. Apparently that ain't the easy (cheap) option no more.

 

[HTC42]

Didn’t make much progress last weekend due to the 95+ degree heat, but the shackles are coming along. Question. Should I polish the stainless steel plates to 3000 grit and hit ‘em with the green compound on the buffer? I’m a budding knife maker, so I have everything to do it. Thoughts?

 

[HTC42]

?

 

[cruisermatt]

This seems like a lot of work to save $80. No greasable shackles are only about $20 each