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Shackle Flip Kit - The Official Armor Tech Offroad Thread!

Discussion in 'Armor Tech Offroad' started by ArmorTech, Mar 6, 2013.

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  1. Dec 8, 2013 at 6:03 PM
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  2. Dec 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM
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    good video man, cool to see. do you have a link for those shackles? i have a rear 1/4 wrap around bumper and watching you video made me second guess this kit due to interference but all is good fewwww*
     
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  3. Dec 9, 2013 at 10:11 AM
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  4. Dec 9, 2013 at 10:21 AM
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    ORW carries them, and you can find a ton of them on ebay.
    Jeep XJ lift shackle, 1-2"
     
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  5. Dec 9, 2013 at 10:22 AM
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  6. Dec 9, 2013 at 11:38 AM
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    thanks for linky! did you find this shackle kit helped lift the rear end a little? noticed they were greaseable in your video
     
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  7. Dec 9, 2013 at 12:32 PM
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    What shackle angle are you guys looking for at ride hight? I have the old design flip kit and haven't installed yet. Ive been on the fence about it plus i have a 5 lug and do more light desert than crawling.
     
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  8. Dec 9, 2013 at 1:15 PM
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    ya it lifted the rear a bit more then I wanted, however the longer shackle made the ride smoother on road and hugely offroad, remarkable difference at speed as well, along with 14" bypass shocks. I added the zerks, currently making Delrin bushing as the rubber bushings are a bit too soft for my liking.
     
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  9. Dec 10, 2013 at 2:27 PM
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  10. Dec 10, 2013 at 2:33 PM
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    That looks like some pretty good droop man!
     
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  11. Dec 13, 2013 at 11:27 AM
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    Did you use your 14" bypass shocks in the stock location or did you do the shock relocation like BMAF and Pelfreybilt sell?
     
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  12. Dec 13, 2013 at 11:36 AM
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    Mini bedcage.
    14's 2.5" diameter wont fit in the well, plus bypass tubes make it hard to mount have to go thru the bed.

    [​IMG]
     
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  13. Dec 13, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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    Nice! Thanks for the info!
     
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  14. Dec 13, 2013 at 2:40 PM
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    14" 2.5s will in fact in the well with wheel spacers. I know this because my 15" 2.5s fit fine in my wells with 1.25 spacers, and that's with relocating the axle mounts to be flush with the bottom of the housing tubes.

    I couldn't tell you about bypass models though. Might need an absurd spacer to clear those depending on where they are on the shock body.
     
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  15. Dec 16, 2013 at 7:07 PM
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    The newest design, for about the last 4 months, is an adjustable set that will work with most any spring.

    The optimum shackle angle is around 40 degrees when sitting at ride height.

    The shackle flip kit itself will raise the truck about 3/4". The general rule of thumb from there is that an extended shackle will raise the truck 1/2 of the additional length of the new shackle. So if you put on a shackle that is 2 inches longer than a stock shackle you'll get about 1 inch of lift.
     
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  16. Dec 18, 2013 at 3:21 PM
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    does anyone have a photo on where and how far back this bracket goes on the frame? im worried it may interfere with my custom bumper mounting system:/
     
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  17. Dec 18, 2013 at 4:56 PM
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    did you look at the pics in the OP or the website??? I'm pretty sure those will be sufficient if you look at them and then look at your truck.
     
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  18. Dec 18, 2013 at 4:58 PM
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    Did not think of that lol
     
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  19. Dec 23, 2013 at 7:12 AM
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    non bypass possible, piggy back with bypass tubes nope, tried it, just not enough room without going over 2 " spacer. Besides the shock body starts to get pretty close to the frame at full droop. And 15" inch shock?

    Ohya, I keep forgetting to ask, are you still running the ATO traction bar? Do you find it helps to protect the drive shaft?
     
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    Socaltaco65, so what are the specs for your shock mounting angles and what shocks did you go with?
     
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