Anyone tried these ebay shackle flips?

[blazinzuk]

What others have mentioned is that these don't tie into the bottom or top leg of the frame. Problem with that being is the frame will flex where the bracket is mounted, if tied into another leg of the frame, the flexing will be reduced.

It may never cause a problem. But over time it is going to weaken that part of the frame and possibly crack it.

The harder you use it the more likely this is to happen.

Even the factory mounts tie into to more than one leg of the frame.

It addition the surface area that mounts to the frame is rather minimal, if you are only going to mount on one plane, your mounting surface needs to be quite large.

I think those brackets would work fine for just about anyone but eventually they are going to either break or break the frame.

 

[big dan]

I say if you are going to have to spend more money and time to make it work reliably then you should just look into building your own.

Sweetk30 posted a couple easy methods using stock parts. Ive bought three sets of the 2wd hangers for my own flips out of the junk yard for $25 a piece and you have to do the same amount of work.

If you want a direct bolt on go with ord or diy4x. Both make a strong, reliable, bolt on shackle flip and have excellent customer service. How is the ebay guy gonna respond when you tell him his hanger doesnt fit correctly or there is some other problem with it?

 

[jekquistk5]

built my own with kurts spring hangers and left over steel. They tie to the top and bottom of the frame. Kurts hangers are only 37 a pair and will handle the abuse. Put 15 dollars in steel and you have a beefy hanger.

FYI if it looks funny there is a steel plate between the tubes, and the hangers themselves

 

[1BEATK5]

this is the appitamy of "egay"

 

[colbystephens]

appitamy?

 

[1BEATK5]

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