Revolver Shackles

Save your money.
 
Work great when they unload to give more flex. But, think of what they will do when you get on the brakes hard, yep, they unload and send you into a nose dive. Some swear by them, but I am with Rich on that one, Save your money.
 
upnover said:
Work great when they unload to give more flex. But, think of what they will do when you get on the brakes hard, yep, they unload and send you into a nose dive. Some swear by them, but I am with Rich on that one, Save your money.
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X3 Also unload on hills. can be kinda scary.
 
strange1 said:
X3 Also unload on hills. can be kinda scary.
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3 years, never a problem. Panick stops on the highway too.

Y'all do understand that the brakes on the front of the truck would have to put enough braking force on the truck to completely unload the suspension to do this right? And then, at that point, once they supposedly "unload" then the truck has to pick up the hundreds of pounds of axle weight too? Physics anyone? I've done some pretty steep downhilling with my rig and this has NEVER been an issue. If I am pointed downhill at that much of an angle, I have other things to be worried about (like not having a roll cage).

Buy them if you want, get longer shocks and extend your brake lines. Done. Inexpensive way to get a few more inches out of your suspension. The one thing that no one can disagree on is that if more of your tires are on the ground then you have more traction and control. The less you hang tires the better, hence the reason d'etre for flexy suspensions.
 
OnlyOneDR said:
Y'all do understand that the brakes on the front of the truck would have to put enough braking force on the truck to completely unload the suspension to do this right?
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Dude, you need to read up on your vector geometry and basic suspension design. Physics, indeed.
 
I have them on the front of my YJ but only because I won them at the Trailblazers Fun Caravan several years ago. But I would never spend the money for them.
 
I have run them on the front since they were available. I do not think that they have provided any benefit on the trail.
I would not spend money on them again.
 
saf-t scissors said:
Dude, you need to read up on your vector geometry and basic suspension design. Physics, indeed.
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I did that years ago in school.

Unless your center of gravity is ridiculously high, you have nothing to worry about. Another guy I know runs them on his truck, which is somewhere north of 2' taller than mine and doesn't have any issues either.
 
Will you dispute that they suck a fat one on climbs?
 
Rich said:
Will you dispute that they suck a fat one on climbs?
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If you are running them on the front (and it sounds like that's where people are whining) then why run them there? I use them out back where the weight is?!?!?

So now I realize what you people are bitching about! Yeah, climbing would suck with a floppy front axle. Again, why would you use them on the front? Especially on a stock style spring setup on a jeep with the shackles up front. That's ridiculous.

Argument over.
 
OnlyOneDR said:
If you are running them on the front (and it sounds like that's where people are whining) then why run them there? I use them out back where the weight is?!?!?
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They suck just as bad in the back, too.
 
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