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Postby RiverPatrol » Wed May 20, 2020 10:01 pm

Three weekends? Sounds about right for a Patrol project.

The wheel cylinders will work for your '63.
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Postby nobueno » Sat May 30, 2020 6:02 pm

Just finished the suspension! Got the hang of it just in time to never do it again. I love the height and the angle, but my front shackles are buckling under too much load which is super annoying. I'm hoping by adding a shackle an inch or two longer will be the cure. Otherwise I'm stoked with the result. Next are tires and top removal... after I clean the garage.

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Postby RiverPatrol » Sun May 31, 2020 12:17 pm

Where did your leaf springs come from? I don't see a longer shackle helping that situation any.
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Postby nobueno » Sun May 31, 2020 5:17 pm

RiverPatrol wrote:Where did your leaf springs come from? I don't see a longer shackle helping that situation any.


I got them from Atlas Suspension. In retrospect I probably should have used Alcan. I'm thinking of moving the whole bracket forward a little but. Thoughts?
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Postby RiverPatrol » Sun May 31, 2020 5:31 pm

It's almost as if the springs are too long. You shouldn't have to move the bracket.
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Postby jwgreen » Sun May 31, 2020 5:52 pm

Looks just like mine did when I got a set that were too long! I agree that longer shackles will not help. I have a full set of Alcan springs that do not fit my patrol correctly, maybe they would fit correctly on yours? I'd let them go for cheap just to get rid of them. PM me if you want to entertain the idea.
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Postby nobueno » Sun May 31, 2020 6:12 pm

jwgreen wrote:Looks just like mine did when I got a set that were too long! I agree that longer shackles will not help. I have a full set of Alcan springs that do not fit my patrol correctly, maybe they would fit correctly on yours? I'd let them go for cheap just to get rid of them. PM me if you want to entertain the idea.


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Postby jwgreen » Sun May 31, 2020 9:14 pm

nobueno wrote:
jwgreen wrote:Looks just like mine did when I got a set that were too long! I agree that longer shackles will not help. I have a full set of Alcan springs that do not fit my patrol correctly, maybe they would fit correctly on yours? I'd let them go for cheap just to get rid of them. PM me if you want to entertain the idea.


Are they +2??


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Postby moore_rb » Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:39 am

I'd rather have the front shackles lean too far forward, than too far back.

Yours shouldn't impact on-road drivability at all, and off road it will give you a little more droop-travel on the front axle (especially if you cut out and toss those silly factory drop-limiters ;) )

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Postby nizmut » Sat Jul 11, 2020 2:58 pm

Nice Ride.

I would change those front springs sooner than later. With the shackle laid flat like that your spring will not be able to compress. Even though the shackle can continue to rotate past horizontal, the pin to pin length starts decreasing as it does. So instead of de-arching to absorb the bump, the shackle will force the spring to stop, then re-arch. The stresses on the spring and shackle will be way outside what any of your parts are designed for.
If you plan on going with longer shackles break down your spring packs, flatten your top spring, and make sure you still have forward travel on you shackle when your top leaf is flat.
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