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| Author: | sandy in BC [ Thu Dec 23, 2004 7:08 am ] |
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We changed the rear springs in the Valaint last fall. The process led to the disintegration of the original shackles. We had new poly bushings so I took a couple of sets of old shackles and 3/8 bolts and made up a temp set. The plan was to fab up a trick set at a more opportune time. My new Summit catalouge listed Mopar Performance shackle kits! This was a new addition. They were listed at $39 a set. Well! At that price why make up your own. They arrived the other day. Turns out they are $39 a side. Turns out they are made in China. Turns out the boxes they came in are so bad Summit had to repackage them. These things are CRAP! Do yourself a favour and make up your own. |
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| Author: | Craig [ Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:55 am ] |
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I bought some JC Whitney shackles several years ago, the metal is good, but the rubber bushings disintegrated after a few thousand miles. |
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| Author: | Dart270 [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 6:47 pm ] |
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I make my own with cold rolled steel bar and 1/2" bolts (weld bolt heads to bar), then use poly bushings. Some work, but will be bullet and flex proof... Lou |
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| Author: | Pierre [ Sun Jan 09, 2005 11:05 pm ] |
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I thought I saw shackles listed on www.espo.com as well. |
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| Author: | 225dart [ Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:13 am ] |
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i bought mine from ESPO at carlisle this year. he even made up a set forme with A-bod bushings on one side and B/E body bushings on the other side for my monoleaf springs i have. --chad |
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| Author: | SlantSixDan [ Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:46 pm ] |
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Monoleaf springs? Interesting! Can you tell us more? |
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| Author: | 225dart [ Sat Feb 26, 2005 9:13 pm ] |
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the mono leafs i have are a set from calvert racing. they are normally used with the calvert cal-trac traction device. these were a pre-production set and for a stick car like my other dart---were way to light, and flexed excessivly under the modified v-8. they made me a new set and didn't want the old ones back, so they collected dust in the corner untill i bought the slant six car. they work fine for this application however. you can buy them, but they aren't cheap. i think like 350.00 rings a bell. they do take a bunch of weight off the car though. warning though, the front bushings are solid and do creek, which on a quieter car like this slant, can be a little annoying---even for someone like me that normally doesnt care about sqeeks and rattles. on a 2 chamber flowmaster v-8, i never heard it. |
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