front shackles

[BIGBLUEBOWTIE]

I'm planing on doing a 52 in. spring swap and I want to make my own shackles. What grade of steel should I use and should I temper it?

 

[shane74]

Go with 3/8" thk. x 2" wide cold rolled and it'll be plenty strong. Do the 9/16" bolt upgrade too. Might as well while your in there. Easy enough to do too.

 

[Triaged]

Just currious was there a factory application for the bushings and sleeve(shackle and frame) that would accept the 9/16" bolts?

 

[Hossbaby50]

You just drill the bushings out to 3/4" holes and use 3/4" .090 wall steel tube as sleeves.

Harley

 

[MTMike]

I got 2 "main eye kits" from ORD for my front spring eye bushings... and they came with 9/16" Grade 8 Greasable bolts, and the bushings have an extra wide shoulder to compensate for putting a narrower rear (52") spring in the wider spring hangers up front.

 

[Poohbair]

my front shackles are CNC machined from a piece of 5/8" cold rolled steel. They are machined w/ a built in spacer for my 52's, and I forget if my bolts are 9/16" or 5/8", but I know that i don't run the steel sleeves in my bushings... all that those are there for is to keep you from over tightening the bolts

 

[BIGBLUEBOWTIE]

theres a lot more to this spring swap than i thought. What is involved in the crossover steering thats got me a little worred I'm on a tight budget

 

[Poohbair]

For your crossover stuff check w/ Trevor at www.wfoconcepts.com

 

[MTMike]

For your crossover stuff check w/ Trevor at www.wfoconcepts.com

^ What he said.