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Old 11-29-2004, 12:42 PM   #1
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Which shackles are 1" & 2"??

I remember someone saying they had some drop shackles that had 2 holes in them. 1 was for a 1" drop, the other was for 2" of drop. Was it Western Chassis?
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Old 11-29-2004, 03:48 PM   #2
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Mine are Bell-tech and they have 2 holes.
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Old 11-29-2004, 04:40 PM   #3
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Mine are DJM and they have the 2 holes.
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i have stock shackles and they have 2 holes in them......

one at each end..
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Old 11-29-2004, 06:22 PM   #5
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WC shackles have two holes also
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Old 11-29-2004, 06:29 PM   #6
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Hmm..I wonder if all the 73-87 C10 shackles have 2 holes, then?
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Old 11-29-2004, 08:30 PM   #7
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Check the company sales brochure and don't guess about the change. By the way, what does the holes have to do with it anyways.
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Old 11-29-2004, 08:41 PM   #8
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Tim, DJM and BellTech both had two holes. I "think" the Belltech was longer past the hole requiring the bed brace to be notched more....
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Old 11-29-2004, 08:43 PM   #9
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I think most comapny's shackles have two sets of wholes. I know the DJM ones do for sure, as well as the ground force.
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Old 11-29-2004, 08:47 PM   #10
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The only time I saw shackles with more that the two holes, were those that allow you to adjust to various heights. In the 70's they were the elcheapo brands which allowed you to experiment on how high or low you wanted your rear to sit. I had one set on a Torino that had 4 or 5 holes. Those multi hole ones had the tendecy to bend and colapse on you. I didn't know they still made that type since they broke so much.
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Old 11-29-2004, 08:51 PM   #11
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I don't know of a company that doesn't supply two holes.
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Mine have 2 holes
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Old 11-29-2004, 11:01 PM   #13
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maybe this will clear it up for you palf70. Not quite as scary as the ones like you were talking about.
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Old 11-29-2004, 11:54 PM   #14
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Right on. Thanks for clearing that up guys! I'm gonna throw on a shackle in the back of my truck, because it has a little "too" much rake. 1" lower in the back will be purrrrrfect.
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maybe this will clear it up for you palf70. Not quite as scary as the ones like you were talking about.
Oh yeah...that makes much more sense. least I'm not the only one that remembered those nightmare shackles.

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