Ranch Hunting Jeeps

[Java]

Nice YJs, I kept seeing them in the background of his welding videos so I went to his page. ff you're into pig hunting, check him out.

What do you think of the front shackle angle? It looks ready to invert to me...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgbIIZEp-kM

[gm4x4lover]

way wrong. That thing has to ride terrible.

[SCRubicon]

Less bump steer for one. I can't tell for sure but he may be running longer springs with less leafs for better articulation. With the shackle reversal you're less likely to bend a spring if you run into an obstacle - stump, rock, Prius at the mall. There are advantages and disadvantages either way. I would add U-bolt skids though with the spring under setup.

[Java]

I had the MORE reversal on my YJ, the springs get reversed you so get a little more wheel base, that may be why they look longer? I meant the angle of the shackle itself, it looks like they mounted it to the frame too far back by an inch or two. Cool jeeps though.

[SCRubicon]

After another look at the video, yeah the shackle angle looks like it would give a more harsh ride. New springs that have not flattened out yet? IDK, but I doubt they would flatten out that much to reverse the angle they're sitting at there.

[gm4x4lover]

Less bump steer for one. I can't tell for sure but he may be running longer springs with less leafs for better articulation. With the shackle reversal you're less likely to bend a spring if you run into an obstacle - stump, rock, Prius at the mall. There are advantages and disadvantages either way. I would add U-bolt skids though with the spring under setup.



I don't think paul was referring the shackle reversal I self but rather the angle at which the shackle is at. Longer softer springs would require the shackle to lay back even farther.