: triangle shaped shackles?


Donald Butcher
03-27-2002, 12:06 PM
I saw some shackles in my man-it aint free catalog and was wondering what the triangle shaped shackles are all about? they are also greaseable, is all this necessary?



Donald


:beer: :usa:

DCruiser138
03-27-2002, 12:20 PM
anti-inversion shackles. i guess the y kep it from inverting???...lol

GloNDark
03-27-2002, 01:07 PM
Originally posted by DCruiser138
anti-inversion shackles. i guess the y kep it from inverting???...lol

Bingo. Otherwise known as "Really expensive triangle piece of crap" :D:D:D

Jason M
03-27-2002, 02:11 PM
I saw some shackles that were designed that way to be used for flat towing. Kinda cool actually...

If your suspension is designed properly you should not need them...

Aggro
03-27-2002, 02:14 PM
yep- anti inversion for the mal-engineered suspension or for tow bar brackets.

RHINO
03-27-2002, 03:14 PM
i have seen two types, the tow ones from con-ferr, which point outward, then the anti-inversions which point inward.
anti-inversion keeps the shackle from flipping in on itself shoving the spring into the frame on the axle side, which usually results in bent springs.