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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 05:59 PM
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Ok, so I bought pieces of a hand me down kit from a buddy of mine that included some rear greasable shackles. He didn't know how much of a lift they added or brand, but thinks they were rubicon express. So my question is this: is there a way of measuring the shackle to see how much lift it would add? or comparing it to a stock length?



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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by maninthebox1064
Ok, so I bought pieces of a hand me down kit from a buddy of mine that included some rear greasable shackles. He didn't know how much of a lift they added or brand, but thinks they were rubicon express. So my question is this: is there a way of measuring the shackle to see how much lift it would add? or comparing it to a stock length?



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What is the distance from center of eye to eye?
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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 07:18 PM
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I think you get about 1/2 the difference of the old shackle length and the new shackle length.
If your stock shackle is 3 1/2' bolt hole to bolt hole. And new shackle is 7 1/2". you get a 2" lift.
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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Kingfisher
I think you get about 1/2 the difference of the old shackle length and the new shackle length.
If your stock shackle is 3 1/2' bolt hole to bolt hole. And new shackle is 7 1/2". you get a 2" lift.
That was my logic ain trying to ask the length.
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Old Apr 23, 2014 | 06:29 AM
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Are they the Boomerang Shackles? The greaseable shackles do help the rear springs with a little more flex but you must keep them greased, often!
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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Fred/N0AZZ
Are they the Boomerang Shackles? The greaseable shackles do help the rear springs with a little more flex but you must keep them greased, often!
They aren't boomerang shackles, just greasable :/

The over all length of them is 8 inches, but from the actual eye to eye is roughly 6.5 inches

Im gonna try and get some pics up today..
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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 06:02 AM
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Seems like that would get you about 1 1/2' lift
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Originally Posted by Kingfisher
Seems like that would get you about 1 1/2' lift
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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 04:54 PM
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Ok, so this is what I have:

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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 10:34 PM
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Okay? Those pictures just confused me. In one it looks like they are 8 total and in one it looks 8" eye to eye.
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Old Apr 26, 2014 | 10:44 PM
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Okay? Those pictures just confused me. In one it looks like they are 8 total and in one it looks 8" eye to eye.
I think it's just the angle of the first picture. Remmeber that they might give you more than half of the extra length if your shackle angle isn't 45 degrees.
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