front shackle building Q's. opinions needed

[jones]

I've nearly finished building the front shackles. 3/8" plate,5 3/4" bolt hole-to-hole. The stock shackles are 5" hole-to-hole. I added the 3/4" length to keep the front spring eyes of my 6" lift springs off the frame like they were with the stock shackles.

My question is this:Should I use them as "simple shackle sides" or should I add the 1" solid rod and do it "cross-tied" style? I wouldn't think that x-tra 3/4" would require the cross pin,but...

 

[cybrfire]

I've nearly finished building the front shackles. 3/8" plate,5 3/4" bolt hole-to-hole. The stock shackles are 5" hole-to-hole. I added the 3/4" length to keep the front spring eyes of my 6" lift springs off the frame like they were with the stock shackles.

My question is this:Should I use them as "simple shackle sides" or should I add the 1" solid rod and do it "cross-tied" style? I wouldn't think that x-tra 3/4" would require the cross pin,but...

Putting a cross pin in the center of a front shackle will most definitely contact the frame. More than likely you won't be able to install the shackle.

Your stock shackles should only be 4" center/center. Just an FYI. I've never seen a longer stock shackle than that. Were you measuring from the 1" mark on the tape? I've done that once or twice!

 

[protechk5]

wait so u mean you dont use cross tie shackles in the front? like the one you all sell?

 

[cybrfire]

wait so u mean you dont use cross tie shackles in the front? like the one you all sell?

cross tied that we sell on the website are for use with our shackle flip.

We just did a prototype cross tied for the front for a customer. Quite a bit different than what you normally picture though. The way the front shackle goes on both sides of the frame, a center pin is hard to fit if not impossible.