Echobit shackle flip??

[85mudblazin]

I looked all over the internet and I cant find them I know they went out of business but I figured someone would still have them ,but anyways I think I am just going to make one and I was wondering if anyone had some specs of the echobit flip. It looks easy to make just a triangle with three holes but what is a safe thickness to use.
Thanks

 

[jjlaughner]

no idea who this is but its on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7905046392

 

[84gmcjimmy]

What's the difference between ORD's shackle flip, and echobit's shackle flip /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Poohbair]

Those are made by somebody here on CK5, but I can't remember who...

 

[84gmcjimmy]

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no idea who this is but its on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7905046392

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If I read that correctly, it gives you 6" of lift from stock springs?

 

[85mudblazin]

The echobit flip just extends the hanger down with bolts that go through the stock shackle mount. I was trying to get away from spending 100 bucks, that is why I wanted to make my own, It cant be that hard. /forums/images/graemlins/1zhelp.gif

 

[85mudblazin]

and it gives you another 1 or 2 inches of lift. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif

 

[k5 krawler 50]

hair over 4 " wide on top and 3 1/2 " wide on bottom. The bolts on top and bottom are 3 1/2 " apart and bottom bolt 1 1/2 " foward. The bolt where the spring attaches actually ends up in roughly same spot it was
here are some specs that a member gave to me so i could build my own too. Hope that helps.
Cory

 

[85mudblazin]

I thought they looked more like a diamond shape? Do you have any pics??

 

[k5 krawler 50]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1106153/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/2/vc/1
Theres a link to a thread with a pic, just have to scroll down a bit, thats where i got the specs too. Hope that helps

Cory.

 

[jjlaughner]

link goes no where for me /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

ebay pic

My echobit flip, with longer springs

 

[jjlaughner]

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What's the difference between ORD's shackle flip, and echobit's shackle flip /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

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Echobit is the above bolt on version.

ORD replaces the hanger

http://www.coloradok5.com/ordflipreview.shtml

 

[cegusman]

sky-manufacturing also make a shackle flip similar to ord. $135 pr.

Before

After

 

[beater74]

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What's the difference between ORD's shackle flip, and echobit's shackle flip


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night and day

i wouldn't put that POS echobit style flip on my little red wagon

 

[jjlaughner]

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http://coloradok5.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1106153/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/2/vc/1
Theres a link to a thread with a pic, just have to scroll down a bit, thats where i got the specs too. Hope that helps

Cory.

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try this link if the one above doesn;t work
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/1106153/

 

[84gmcjimmy]

Okay thanks. Which one is better though, ones simular to echobit, or the ORD ones? I am puzzled /forums/images/graemlins/doah.gif

 

[85mudblazin]

how thick is the metal??

 

[kennyw]

If you want to keep it cheap why not just go with the CK5 Homemade shackle flip ?

 

[85mudblazin]

I am also thinking about that I just dont know if it is gonna be strong enough

 

[87BrnRsd]

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What's the difference between ORD's shackle flip, and echobit's shackle flip


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night and day

i wouldn't put that POS echobit style flip on my little red wagon

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What is wrong with the echobit style flip? It uses the stock rear shacke and hangar, so it is just a s strong as stock. Plus, the stock ones are pretty strong. I have the echobit flip in the rear and couldnt be happier with it. I jumped my truck really hard last week, and expected to find something broken. I was looking for a leaf broken on the springs or something, and I noticed my echobit flip was a little tweaked or something. Upon closer inspection I saw that not the shackle flip, but the bolt that holds to flip to the old hangar was slightly bent. Nothing to weaken it really or hurt anything, just a little bent. So that shows that the landing bent a GRADE 8 bolt, but didnt hurt the shackle flip. /forums/images/graemlins/whistling.gif
-Harrison