Hard to understand that paragraph, but I think you’re saying that people who review them say you’ll love them or hate them and you just need to try them to see. I’ve heard a lot of guys with issues with them fitting and lining up. They say they fit crooked and the spring hits the box. I’ve never run them, but I would imagine the slides would wear out more often than a shackle bushing and you’d need to have spares. I know with a good shackle, shackle box, leaf spring and shock set up I have a lot of flex in the rear only being limited by the 10” travel shocks. Personally would never try them, but to each their own.

 

OK what's up with the trademark in your text? Do you see what we see? in your replys? It sometimes makes your stuff unreadable.

 

That’s what I get for typing before coffee. I edited it for more clarity.

 

Phone replies make apostrophes strange things for some reason. Don’t always have a computer on me to reply and can’t do anything about it. I guess I could just leave the apostrophes out.

 

All I use is my phone. Mobile is much easier for me. Maybe it's a setting on your phone?

edit: do my apostrophes show up like that!??
test: it's, can't, don't, won't......haha

 

I have the XJ-specific bolt-on sliders from Liquid Iron. They work great and do not have the travel limits that shackles do. There is more lateral stability also. Installation is very simple with the only catch being that if you have a stock rear bumper, you'll have to cut small notches out of the bottom edge to allow the sliders to clear. Depending on your exhaust and how/where it is hung, be prepared to adjust your tailpipe's position slightly as well. Minor stuff.

With sliders properly installed and cared-for (keep them clean and maybe wipe a little grease on them once in awhile), I don't see any functional advantage of shackles. I can't see how anyone would NOT like sliders.

 

Both sliders and shackles have travel limits, just depends on your set up. My setup is limited by the shocks personally. that shackle has a good bit more rotation before limiting anything. Also, as long as the bushings are good in the leaf springs and the shackles, and the shackles are stupid long they are fairly stable. I’m not crapping on sliders, just pointing out that shackles can accomplish similar if not better results. Also, the sliders bind the rotation of the leaf springs when flexing out, but shackles (especially boostwerks shackles) allow the leaf spring to twist some resulting in less binding and more life from leaf spring bushing.

 

Part of the 'added stability' is the fact that the slider boxes DON'T allow spring twist or bushing play to factor in as much.

I think the slider boxes would be good for a DD, but not so much for a weekend warrior off road.

 

Sliders provide more stability/predictability. But can never travel as much as a good shackle with relocator setup. If you DD it, tow with it, make long trips, sliders are great. If you're mostly using your jeep for trails than shackles will be a better option.