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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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my shackles are straight up an down i have a 3" aal and a 2" lift shackle but its sagging and especially more on the right side so im doing bastard packs from an s10 blazer is there a way to adjust the angle with the leafs or just with the relocation bracket
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 07:44 AM
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anybody else having this problem
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 08:57 AM
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what relocation bracket
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:10 AM
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just seen these. http://www.ironman4x4fab.com/Jeep_XJ...s/XJ_FRLS.html they are already angled using boomerang. never tried them or seen reviews but there products seem pretty nice IMO
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by stuck like chuck
just seen these. http://www.ironman4x4fab.com/Jeep_XJ...s/XJ_FRLS.html they are already angled using boomerang. never tried them or seen reviews but there products seem pretty nice IMO
not 4 me ill stick with my shackles nothing to break on them dont trust the bar
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 10:03 AM
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You don't trust the bent bar? Seems pretty solid to me. What shackles are you running?
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
what relocation bracket
Hdoffroadengineering.com has some relocation brackets
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by freegdr
not 4 me ill stick with my shackles nothing to break on them dont trust the bar
Sorry, that statement makes no sense in that the bar is 1.25 solid steel. You could support the entire Cherokee on that bar, I do not know if the spring mount part is 3/16 or 1/4 but those are massively over built shackles.
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 12:53 PM
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get a shackle relocation bracket like these:



You can then adjust the shackle into the ~50* range it needs to be in. I know MANY people who use them and wheel them hard with no issues. They are a great investment

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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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I like that idea! How far do they drop the shackle down? Got any other pics of them installed?
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 01:14 PM
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No i do not. I believe TNT customs makes them (that is not my jeep) They drop the shackle about 3/4"-1" when the shackle is placed at the correct angle
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Old Oct 26, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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Cool thanks!
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