New Shackle stability

[Renegade79]

1042373

How much stability am i really going to loose if i replace oem o my 79CJ5 with slightly larger shackles (About 1") just to get a moderate lift. I have also heard that changing the shackles is a job that looks easy but really turns into a pain, so what is the easiest way to do it.[addsig]

 

[TerryMason]

1042419

Changing shackles on a newer jeep is pretty easy, but more than likely the bolt will be frozen. The way they work is there's a rubber/polly bushing inside of the spring, and inside that rubber bushing is a metal sleave through which the bolt goes. What happens is that the metal bolt and the sleave that it sits in get rusted/fused together, and you can't simply "push the bolt out". You'd do good to coat everything with penetrating oil for a couple of days beforehand, then when you replace them, use something like daystar greasable shackles from <insert jeepz.com advertisement here> Quadratec.



Overall you probably won't lose any stability as long and you don't lift it too much, and use quality shackles



Terry[addsig]

 

[berettajeep]

1042424

about an inch will not harm you and like Terry said they will be frozen with rust

you may get lucky,my fronts were easy to remove,the rears required the good old torch

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