Extra leaf spring articulation??
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Extra leaf spring articulation??
Are there any after market DOT approved spring shackles that allow for extra articulation? (for 3/4 and 1 ton trucks) Like the terraflex revolvers for jeeps? Are there any other soloutions? Is grease or penetraing oil/lube a good idea for the spring packs? or does it attract dirt and and cause extra wear?
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I spray my leafs with different kinds of oil after spraying the dirt out of them. usually WD40 or similar.
if you want more articulation, look into doing a shackle flip, getting some lighter leaf packs, or moving the springs inboard a few inches.
if you want more articulation, look into doing a shackle flip, getting some lighter leaf packs, or moving the springs inboard a few inches.
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Why hasnt any body built a shackle like the terra flex revolvers for larger rigs? I think it would be cool to have huge heim joints on the ends!
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mostly because they are really unstable in the corners, imagine going around a corner and one of those revolvers unloading, it will shift all the weight over, at least thats what I read why the jeep guys don't like them.
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they also seem pretty cheesely made and they need to be load rated for the vehicle there made for so noone wants the liability of one breaking if someone slams a gooseneck trailer on there truck and a spring hanger snaps slaming them into a short bus filled with lawyers kids
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very true.
heres a pic of my flex with 9 inch Atlas leaf springs, 1 inch blocks, shackle flip and belltech "lowering" shackles (which are about 4 inches longer than factory shackles)
I think the only way to get a better flex out of leafs than what im getting is to remove some leafs out of the pack, but I would be sacrificing load capacity.
or a 4 link and coilovers
heres a pic of my flex with 9 inch Atlas leaf springs, 1 inch blocks, shackle flip and belltech "lowering" shackles (which are about 4 inches longer than factory shackles)
I think the only way to get a better flex out of leafs than what im getting is to remove some leafs out of the pack, but I would be sacrificing load capacity.
or a 4 link and coilovers