BUDGET FJ40 SHACKLES

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wopass
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BUDGET FJ40 SHACKLES

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made some tough as shackles today for the cruiser, the old origanal ones were pretty naffed and was starting to get nervous about them breaking on the trail so....

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just a bit beefier :twisted: and only an inch longer :wink:

put them on tonight and it raised the truck about 13mm so no big drama there.....
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just in time for labour weekend :D :D
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Re: BUDGET FJ40 SHACKLES

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wopass wrote:made some tough as shackles today for the cruiser, the old origanal ones were pretty naffed and was starting to get nervous about them breaking on the trail so....

just a bit beefier :twisted: and only an inch longer :wink:

put them on tonight and it raised the truck about 13mm so no big drama there.....


fuk me, is your truk not high enough already :roll: :roll:

did you not want to put anti inversion type of thingys on your new shackles :?: :?:
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Post by niblik »

no such thing as over engineering wop.. good form.. hows the shackle angle with the extra inch on th shackles?
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Post by Steve_t647 »

Did you weld the nut's to the shackle? it would be easier to remove the buggers if you only have to get the bar on one side to undo them. :wink:

Also as Nib said there is no such thing as too strong, you just haven reached those limits yet. :P
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