Revolver Shackles

[four_by_ken]

I have seen lots of smaller vehicles with some type of Revolver shackels. They seem to really flex pretty good and hold up nicely. I was wondering about them on a full size, such as my Blazer. Anyone with any experience?

Thanks
Ken H.

 

[muddin4fun]

I was interested in these too. I have heard that it lets the body roll a lot though. I'm interested in what this post turns up!

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[thatK30guy]

Shawn did this on his Potent Rodent. Check here for a write-up: <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.off-road.com/chevy/reviews/revolver/>http://www.off-road.com/chevy/reviews/revolver/</A>

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[Stephen]

There's actually some noise about a revolver built for a full size by the end of this year. The rest have been jeep sets with some beefing, or maybe even without some beefing.
They will give you more flex, but you should make sure more flex is really what you want. There are places it works, and others where extra suspension will roll you over.

One thing that is a concern with any kind of goofy shackle or leaf is axle wrap. IT WILL BE A PROBLEM ON A BLAZER. You may be able to drive around it, but you will lose some wrap control and should counter that with a traction bar of some sort.


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[AZK5]

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[newyorkin]

What exactly is axle-wrap? Is that when the diff housing actually twists upward?

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[Shawn]

I do have them but I'll probably be taking them off soon. Stephen is right about the axle wrap and my body roll is worse. I'd suggest longer springs instead. I'll have to update that article one of these days.

Shawn
87 K5
few mods

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