Homemade shackles with stock bushings

[thepinktaco]

After researching I found that the stock shackle pins are 15mm. Im making the shackles for my 40 and just replaced all of the bushings with stock ones. The problem I am having is you cant get 15mm bolts. Would 9/16 bolts work fine without premature wear on the bushings? The difference is .028 which is almost 1/32.

Or should I try to find 16mm bolts to be alittle on the tighter side.?

 

[secretagent]

I would go with the tighter fit. Mine were loose fitting and was the cause of my death wobble.

 

[Degnol]

I would go with the tighter fit. Mine were loose fitting and was the cause of my death wobble.

X2 and bushings are not that hard to drill. Just saying....


Ed

 

[thepinktaco]

Should I get 10.9 or should grade 8.8 be fine.

 

[Degnol]

Should I get 10.9 or should grade 8.8 be fine.

Save yourself some money and drill them to 5/8 Grade 8...JMO.

Ed

 

[MarcoPolo]

Save yourself some money and drill them to 5/8 Grade 8...JMO.

Ed

ding, ding, ding.....we have a winner



JMHO

 

[Friendly Persuasion]

Did you use poly bushings or did you go with the factory rubber? If you used poly I would drill them to accept 5/8"bolts, if you cannot get 15mm bolts easily. Here is the size comparison, 5/8" = 0.625" = 15.875mm. If you used rubber order the 15mm bolts or have some pins made.
Gavin

 

[thepinktaco]

I have the factory rubber bushings so drilling them isnt possible. Since 5/8 bolts are alot easier to come by Ill use them. For some reason I thought 16 was smaller than 5/8. Guess I had a brain fart.

 

[TBIFJ40]

A good fastener store should be able to get you the bolts...even if they have to order them. Ive never had any luck drilling bushings. Just use the 9/16 and you'll be fine. grease em!

 

[fj40forlife]

I just run 5/8 bolts in both of my fj

 

[andrewfarmer]

I used 16mm bolts, but turned them down to 15 where the bushes run on them. A wee bit hard getting the thread through the bush but has worked well for several years...

 

[Senor Aguas]

5/8 is what I did:

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[MarcoPolo]

Nice looking iron there.


Really nice work also :twothumbsup: