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Hello,
Im new on this board! my first post!!! Chug

I got I little question about shackles, does an straight angle shackles can cause excessive bouncing?
 
Posts: 16 | Registered: March 28, 2005Reply With QuoteEdit or Delete MessageReport This Post
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Not sure what you mean. Are you talking about having the shackles set so that the leaf spring is sort of "in-line" with the shackle? ie instead of this _| it is more like this _/




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Thanks for the reply, yup right now I have my front shackles in-line | not even 10 degree of angle, straight from up to bottom, people told me it could be shocks issues, changed the shocks but still bouncing! Bawl
 
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Do you have any pics? I think I know what you mean, and I would say the solution is to move the shackle hanger back (towards the axle) so that you have mroe of an angle.




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BUT if you let someone borrow your junk, wifey or girlfriend or mom or dad, and they don't know how to drive a rig with a locker, when they hit ice/snow they is so gonna crash that mofo! -Rondo
 
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Here is the pic, it looks a little bit backwards, but I think is was the angle I shoot the photo, but looks straight.

 
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It looks close to right to me. Depends on spring length too. But if you're bouncing, than it is probably too steep (spring isn't compressing right).




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I use rs5000s and similar angle no bouncing though. What springs are you using? They must be too stiff. Try removing a few leafs.


Barry
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92 Pathfinder SE - Auto SAS 3 link
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They are waggy front spring leafs, it normally came with a 5 leaf pack, but I arched them and added a big reinforcement leaf an another nissan patrol leaf on the middle, makes a total of 7 leafs, ummm... sounds like its the problem, im gonna try removing those two additional leafs to see how it works. thanks!
 
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I am not an expert, but what they say makes sense. Your shackle angle looks OK to me. Let us know how it works with fewer leafs.




It Never Ends...

BUT if you let someone borrow your junk, wifey or girlfriend or mom or dad, and they don't know how to drive a rig with a locker, when they hit ice/snow they is so gonna crash that mofo! -Rondo
 
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I was using the waggy 7leaf heavy duty pack. But they where a little soft so I added 3 Nissan rear trucks leafs and removed 3 waggy. Still 7 leafs total. Ride is very nice now.


Barry
93 D21 King Cab SE - 35s, SAS + stuff
92 Pathfinder SE - Auto SAS 3 link
04 Quest SE - stock, perfect!!!
 
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Chug worked!!!! way too much different, removed the two add-a-leafs and everything got fixed, I also can hear my shocks compressing, now I got some problems with my hi-steer setup Frown
 
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Good news on the springs. What the problem with the high steer?

I just went with crossover.


Barry
93 D21 King Cab SE - 35s, SAS + stuff
92 Pathfinder SE - Auto SAS 3 link
04 Quest SE - stock, perfect!!!
 
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