Diy4x Beef...

[stockk5]

I bought this off of Chevy305, he never put them on. Thanks again Glenn! Its the diy4x shackle mount with 4.5" shackle ... took about 4hours and the new stuff is BEEFY.

Old angry stuff

Ground off the old rivits and then used 2 hole saws to cut the bigger holes.

I put a board behind the frame to make sure i centered the hole saws.

Installlled

 

[y5mgisi]

That is awesome! Kinda a more simple project but one that everyone who has'nt done it wants to do. Stupid inspiration and having my trucks be 4 hours away!

 

[stockk5]

yeah, it wasnt to bad at all, lil annoying grinding off the rivits and you do need 2 different size hole saws but worked great! I even called Kurt and asked him a few questions along the way. Always a great man to deal w/!

 

[BGKYK5]

Did you relocate the shackle hanger or just put the new one in the original location? Why did it require two hole saws?

 

[ryoken]

for the masses, a carbide burr in a die grinder hogs the hole out smooth and quickly to the size of the larger hangars...

 

[onetonbb74]

If you have carbide bits. I couldn't find them anywhere except a snapon/mac truck so i can see the double hole saw idea being more practical as local hardware stores stock them. Then again the carbide bits are faster and more convienent. Took me a week to get a set and if i had to "get it done" id use the holesaw trick.

 

[ryoken]

my bad.. one of those items I've been thru dozens in my life and just assume everyone has.. it's a daily tool for me at work.. steel, fiberglass, etc...

99% of the time I use the aggresive, aluminum ones these days, from cones to barrels, etc.. I haven't used a "finer" grit steel one in years...

 

[86-1ton]

pro's/con's to this one as opposed to an ORD style...? just what you had, i guess...?

 

[RGV72BLAZER]

can't beat the prices Kert has

 

[86-1ton]

thought it was something like that... thanks...!

 

[Stomis]

Yeah kurts stuff is great. You should definately fix that shackle angle. The easiest way I found to do it is to use what are the rear holes as the new front holes.

 

[RGV72BLAZER]

^ at the sig quote

 

[stockk5]

yeah the price was great, and i called up kurt to ask what to use and he comment on a hole saw, so i went with it. I would loved to have an air grinder with a bit on it, but i dont have a compressor, sooo drill it was! should work out great. Now i just need the front hanger set up and ill have diy4x all around! oh yeah the shackle angle is when the truck is still in the air.