Ok, i fitted up the PS box today, and the nut on the shackle is blocking the box a bit. anyone else have this problem ever? Henry is going to post some pics for me, think i should just make new shackles and use a short bolt with no extra threads sticking out?

Matt:rolleyes:

Here are Matt's pictures!

Here's another shot:

Last one!

mine was recessed back a little more and tilted up. But not too much

heres mine. no real front shot, but hope it helps. one thing we (dogwalkers method) was grind soem of that hump off odf the box. its close for sure....gota just sit w/ a open end wrench whenevr i take it off...but im over it!:rasta:

http://www.rivercityrockcrawlers.com/~dcruiser138/images/ps-5.jpg

heres one of the spacers

http://www.rivercityrockcrawlers.com/~dcruiser138/images/ps-1.jpg

and of the realation of the bolts so you can see how angled it is...
http://www.rivercityrockcrawlers.com/~dcruiser138/images/ps-2.jpg

I would make another set of shackles and weld on the nuts. This way all you have to do is thread in a bolt with a lock washer and you don't have to worry about getting a wrench between the steering box.

Get a flatter nut and tack weld it onto the shackle plate, that seems the easiest way to fix this.

Christof

i cant do the welded nut shackle idea (although its very clever) because i have a shackle reversal. :flipoff2: :rasta:

Doh! didnt even think of welding the nut too the new shackle. sometimes i amaze myself:rolleyes:

Thanks guys

Matt:rasta:

di you reinforce the crossmemder to account for all the metal you took out? any pics of it?

Matt:skull:

why dont you just turn the bolt the other way? it seems to me that would work:jeep3:

Cause if something breaks on the trail and i have to take the bolt out for some reason, i have to take the PS box out too, plus i was planning on making new shackles with a bit of lift anyway, get rid of the weird stock ones....

Matt

Those stock shackles suck! I have bent them into S shapes and it is not a fun ride home. But is is fun when you take them out and try to straighten them with a BFH on the trail....not :D

Make new ones from 3/8" x 2" and you will be all set.

Originally posted by DCruiser138
i cant do the welded nut shackle idea (although its very clever) because i have a shackle reversal. :flipoff2: :rasta:

So, why don't you do a welded nut on your SR bracket and get rid of that OEM spring pin and replace it with a bolt? Or you can grind off the knurls on the OEM pin and weld a nut to the end of the pin so it can act like a bolt now. Same concept. :D

Originally posted by Fixxxxer66
di you reinforce the crossmemder to account for all the metal you took out? any pics of it?

Matt:skull:

not the avctual crossmember. put the entire frame...inside and out...is plated like a mofo!! the rails actually takle more stress than the crossmember so thats why it wasnt a concern to leave all that metal out.

plus the mammoth has done it a thousand times and i trust it:flipoff2: :rasta: hehe