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Old Oct 4, 2010 | 09:50 PM
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Anyone got any good pics of some rear shackle relocation brackets or adjustable shackle brackets
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 10:03 PM
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have you heard of eric's xj?
http://ericsxj.com/unibody/shacklebox.htm
great write up here
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Old Dec 2, 2010 | 10:16 PM
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have you heard of eric's xj?
http://ericsxj.com/unibody/shacklebox.htm
great write up here
I like these. I might make some like it for mine.
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Old Dec 3, 2010 | 02:44 PM
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I like these. I might make some like it for mine.
That one is pretty sweet. Do you know though, if I were to fab some of those up, to make it so that there is still about 1 inch of extra lift? Would I just make the bracket and the hole on it that the shackle connects to lower?
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 12:17 AM
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That one is pretty sweet. Do you know though, if I were to fab some of those up, to make it so that there is still about 1 inch of extra lift? Would I just make the bracket and the hole on it that the shackle connects to lower?
well that sounds exactly what i want to do, but from what i've heard if you extend the mounting holes towards the back of the vehicle, this would still improve the shackle angle, but also give it the higher amount of lift.
I sort of plan to mix the one on eric's xj with one sort of like this:

http://www.hdoffroadengineering.com/...relocation-kit
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 12:20 AM
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http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/s...feners-599140/
oh i just found this too, gives some good pics
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 12:37 AM
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if anybody makes these cheaper id buy a set
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by nigel4400
well that sounds exactly what i want to do, but from what i've heard if you extend the mounting holes towards the back of the vehicle, this would still improve the shackle angle, but also give it the higher amount of lift.
I sort of plan to mix the one on eric's xj with one sort of like this:

http://www.hdoffroadengineering.com/...relocation-kit
No if you move them to the back you will make your angle worse. You want to move them to the front. Read through the post and search this you will see every one that wants to do it is moving it forward to get a better angle. There are many posting of this on the internet.
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Old Dec 4, 2010 | 10:28 AM
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No if you move them to the back you will make your angle worse. You want to move them to the front. Read through the post and search this you will see every one that wants to do it is moving it forward to get a better angle. There are many posting of this on the internet.
yeah thanks for correcting me on this, i'm just using what one of my friends did as an example, he didn't move the shackle all the way back, but he moved it back just enough to get the desired lift. His angle was still improved, but not like as if he'd moved it more forwards
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Old Dec 5, 2010 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by nigel4400
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/s...feners-599140/
oh i just found this too, gives some good pics
Yea these were exactly the ones I was trying to find. Nice find!
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Old Apr 8, 2011 | 12:24 PM
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Are there any cheaper alternatives to the HD Offroad Engineering ones for 135+shipping?
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Building your own or finding used ones.
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