Hi all,

I'm going to get a 4" lift kit for my CJ7. While at a local jeep store I
noticed one of their jeeps with a Shackle Reversal Kit (one of the guys
there told me what it was). My question is what does the shackle reversal
kit do for ride and would it be a good combination with the 4" Lift.


Thanks,

Bill

 

Shackle reversal makes it ride like a passenger car, the axle now
singles back, up and over pumps on the road, rather than being forced
into the hole. Just the opposite from what you want when pulling in four
wheel drive, the axle must now push rather than pull the anchor perch,
compressing, bowing the spring and pulling the driveshaft apart:
http://www.----------.com/pullapart.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm going to get a 4" lift kit for my CJ7. While at a local jeep store I
> noticed one of their jeeps with a Shackle Reversal Kit (one of the guys
> there told me what it was). My question is what does the shackle reversal
> kit do for ride and would it be a good combination with the 4" Lift.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill

 

Shackle reversal makes it ride like a passenger car, the axle now
singles back, up and over pumps on the road, rather than being forced
into the hole. Just the opposite from what you want when pulling in four
wheel drive, the axle must now push rather than pull the anchor perch,
compressing, bowing the spring and pulling the driveshaft apart:
http://www.----------.com/pullapart.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm going to get a 4" lift kit for my CJ7. While at a local jeep store I
> noticed one of their jeeps with a Shackle Reversal Kit (one of the guys
> there told me what it was). My question is what does the shackle reversal
> kit do for ride and would it be a good combination with the 4" Lift.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill

 

Shackle reversal makes it ride like a passenger car, the axle now
singles back, up and over pumps on the road, rather than being forced
into the hole. Just the opposite from what you want when pulling in four
wheel drive, the axle must now push rather than pull the anchor perch,
compressing, bowing the spring and pulling the driveshaft apart:
http://www.----------.com/pullapart.jpg
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------

William Oliveri wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I'm going to get a 4" lift kit for my CJ7. While at a local jeep store I
> noticed one of their jeeps with a Shackle Reversal Kit (one of the guys
> there told me what it was). My question is what does the shackle reversal
> kit do for ride and would it be a good combination with the 4" Lift.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill

 

Bill ------ wrote about shackle reversal:

>Just the opposite from what you want when pulling in four
>wheel drive


I agree. Just do a conventional 4" lift and be done with it.



Robert Bills
KG6LMV
Orange County CA

http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
http://www.RobertBills.com

 

Bill ------ wrote about shackle reversal:

>Just the opposite from what you want when pulling in four
>wheel drive


I agree. Just do a conventional 4" lift and be done with it.



Robert Bills
KG6LMV
Orange County CA

http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
http://www.RobertBills.com

 

Bill ------ wrote about shackle reversal:

>Just the opposite from what you want when pulling in four
>wheel drive


I agree. Just do a conventional 4" lift and be done with it.



Robert Bills
KG6LMV
Orange County CA

http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
http://www.RobertBills.com

 

I had a 4" suspension lift and shackle reversal on my rig for about a year
but got rid of the SR because I couldn't get used to the new braking
characteristics. The nose dive during hard-braking drove me nuts,
especially with the weight of a winch up front. Yea it rode a little
smoother but the "good" did not outweigh the "bad" effects. The SR is not a
worthwhile modification IMO.

Terry.


"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:bt21mk$1sf59$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm going to get a 4" lift kit for my CJ7. While at a local jeep store I
> noticed one of their jeeps with a Shackle Reversal Kit (one of the guys
> there told me what it was). My question is what does the shackle reversal
> kit do for ride and would it be a good combination with the 4" Lift.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>

 

I had a 4" suspension lift and shackle reversal on my rig for about a year
but got rid of the SR because I couldn't get used to the new braking
characteristics. The nose dive during hard-braking drove me nuts,
especially with the weight of a winch up front. Yea it rode a little
smoother but the "good" did not outweigh the "bad" effects. The SR is not a
worthwhile modification IMO.

Terry.


"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:bt21mk$1sf59$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm going to get a 4" lift kit for my CJ7. While at a local jeep store I
> noticed one of their jeeps with a Shackle Reversal Kit (one of the guys
> there told me what it was). My question is what does the shackle reversal
> kit do for ride and would it be a good combination with the 4" Lift.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>

 

I had a 4" suspension lift and shackle reversal on my rig for about a year
but got rid of the SR because I couldn't get used to the new braking
characteristics. The nose dive during hard-braking drove me nuts,
especially with the weight of a winch up front. Yea it rode a little
smoother but the "good" did not outweigh the "bad" effects. The SR is not a
worthwhile modification IMO.

Terry.


"William Oliveri" <wuji@bigvalley.net> wrote in message
news:bt21mk$1sf59$1@ID-193866.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all,
>
> I'm going to get a 4" lift kit for my CJ7. While at a local jeep store I
> noticed one of their jeeps with a Shackle Reversal Kit (one of the guys
> there told me what it was). My question is what does the shackle reversal
> kit do for ride and would it be a good combination with the 4" Lift.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>