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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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ok do these shackles look good, there for 2" please dont buy them, I found the first lol, seriously dont,,,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...spagenameZWDVW

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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 04:19 PM
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Dont buy them...if you notice no center bracing there for they will bend way to easily...There are plenty of better quality shackles available.. By the way those shackles look like the crappy skyjacker shackles..

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ok do these shackles look good, there for 2" please dont buy them, I found the first lol, seriously dont,,,

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...spagenameZWDVW

thanx
Those look like skyjacker shackles. For the price, it seems good. I prefer shackles with a plate welded on the backside for more support.

I just bidded on them.........so it's you and me






































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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 04:23 PM
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DAMN, one says yes the other no,, what to do... Mud, if you had bid on them,, I will be forced to E-kick your a$$
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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Spend a little extra and get something like this.. well worth it IMHO..
http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=14364
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DAMN, one says yes the other no,, what to do... Mud, if you had bid on them,, I will be forced to E-kick your a$$
What kind of wheeling do you do? Serious or mild? They will work, yes, but if you do some heavy duty shi$ out on the trails, like flexing with three tires in the air, or climbing 8 foot boulders, stay away from these. If you do mostly daily driving and some mud puddles and minor trail rides, they will work fine. You can always have someone weld a plate on the back.
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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Also you can get a complete kit for less then $100 that's a good rear shackle or full length AAL and front spacer..
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Originally Posted by okcjeeper
Spend a little extra and get something like this.. well worth it IMHO..
http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.aspx?partID=14364
That's what alot of cherokee owners go with. Good shackle, cheap price, easy lift. You can get the 2" budget boost from teraflex for just a little more cash:

http://www.4wd.com/productdetails.as...2&partID=12650
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^^^ thanx but thats way over my budget,, how about this, will they fit and will they give about 2" ? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...spagenameZWDVW
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Originally Posted by muddeprived
What kind of wheeling do you do? Serious or mild? They will work, yes, but if you do some heavy duty shi$ out on the trails, like flexing with three tires in the air, or climbing 8 foot boulders, stay away from these. If you do mostly daily driving and some mud puddles and minor trail rides, they will work fine. You can always have someone weld a plate on the back.
I do DD and a lil on the beach but no big flexing stuff
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 04:32 PM
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I didn't think what mud had said you could get em and have a local metal shop weld a small backing brace on them...like mud said as a DD should work...I am referring to the first ones you listed..
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^^^ thanx but thats way over my budget,, how about this, will they fit and will they give about 2" ? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-...spagenameZWDVW
You have to measure the width of your leaf springs and length of your stock shackles in order to know if these will fit. I can't remember but aren't cherokee springs 2.5" wide? I could be wrong.......
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Originally Posted by Belto
I do DD and a lil on the beach but no big flexing stuff
They should be fine then.
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the thing is Ill have the front spacers soon, just like Howlers.. but I need something for the back, I checked the local Pep Boys and there were 2 options, one. was something like this http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Corve...spagenameZWDVW
witch I think is crap, and the other one said Lowering Shackles so I dont know it they will do?
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by muddeprived
You have to measure the width of your leaf springs and length of your stock shackles in order to know if these will fit. I can't remember but aren't cherokee springs 2.5" wide? I could be wrong.......
yep 2.5" and those second ones listed won't fit since CJ leafs are wider..
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