homemade shackle flip

[87 Blue Beast]

how much lift can you expect from one?

 

[broncoman6524]

With stock shackles somewheres around 2-3inches.

I can give you a more definete answer tomorrow. If youd like me to go and measure. I did my own shackle flip on my trazer.

 

[87 Blue Beast]

if you feel like it, it would be helpful. im planning out my lift and id rather do a shacke flip than use rear blocks. i will need about 4". so maybe i can do that and get away with only ~1" block

 

[pauly383]

Take some time and read the technical articles linked from the drop down box in the upper right corner , or from the ck5 homepage . There was a writeup on this

http://coloradok5.com/shackleflip.shtml

 

[chevy wrangler]

sorry to *hijack* but does anybody have any better pics of a homemade shackle flip??

 

[pauly383]

Sorry if I sound mean , but I searched the words homemade shackle flip and found lots of pics . This is not a homemade one with the hole , its with the 2wd hanger , but you get my point , search .

 

[chevy wrangler]

yes sir paul sorry . just im really lazy

 

[87 Blue Beast]

i actually did search and i also read the write up on the how-to thing. just wanted to make sure. thanks tho. about the 2wd ones, why are they different? and how much lift do you see from swapping them?

 

[pauly383]

depends on condition of springs , but most guys get simmilar to using a bolt on kit

 

[Blue85]

With stock shackles somewheres around 2-3inches.

Could be more than that. The stock shackle is about 4" long, so depending on shackle angle, you could get as much as 4" lift.

 

[howdiy]

4-5 inches

I just did it. With 4 inch EZ ridesin the front the rear is still 1-2 inches higher with stock springs. With out a gas tank though. But that wont lower it too much.

 

[Tabb]

Sorry if I sound mean , but I searched the words homemade shackle flip and found lots of pics . This is not a homemade one with the hole , its with the 2wd hanger , but you get my point , search .

Does that hanger only have two bolts in it? dont look very sturdy to me.

 

[howdiy]

Probably 4 but it still isn't very strong. Looks like half in bolts maybe smaller

That isn't strong enough for those 3/4 ton springs.

 

[cbbr]

Doesn't ORD use 4 7/16" bolts in their flip?

 

[gmc4cw]

Doesn't ORD use 4 7/16" bolts in their flip?

no, they use 6. there are 2 on the bottom.

 

[Tabb]

Sorry if I sound mean , but I searched the words homemade shackle flip and found lots of pics . This is not a homemade one with the hole , its with the 2wd hanger , but you get my point , search .

This guy needs to use the angled brackets on the bottom of the frame and bolt them to the hanger

 

[howdiy]

Yep


What kind of race cars do you work on?

 

[cbbr]

no, they use 6. there are 2 on the bottom.

I forgot about those 2.