do you need shackles??

hey guys i sound really dumb here but do you need shackles on you leaf spring with an mj because i have 3 in my yard and none of them came with shackles on them and I'm realy comfused??? :help:

A leaf spring would not function and likely self-destruct without shackles. We're gonna need some pics.

well you only need them if you want the leaf spring and axle to stay under the truck, they are what hold the spring to the frame/unibody.

do you mean you have 3 trucks w/ no shackles? or 3 spring packs w/ no shackles?

best i got at 1000 at m=night but it sorta shows whts goin on its just these jeepsd were drivin on the road for years and nothin happened and none of them had shackles...... :help: :help: :help: :help: :help:

Not a lot of wheel travel up and down with no shackles. :hmm:

idk thats how 3 jeeps came to me

I'm really confussed now but should i put some on anyway

idk thats how 3 jeeps came to me

I'm really confussed now but should i put some on anyway

Definitely. I don't see any reason to not have them on.

note: BE CAREFUL when you pull the springs off. They've got to be under some tension, and when you manage to clear the bolt out, it may snap, and it's not going to care what's in its way.

yes you must have shackles on. Shackles are what allow the leaf to flatten out under compression. Without the shackle the spring can not flatten out and will cause some serious issues.

correct me if I'm wrong but don't 90s era fords have shacle less front leaves??

for some reason an f350 is configured this way in my head :hmm: ?

FreakJeep, the shackles on an MJ are at the back end of the springs. Your photo doesn't show me what's happening back there. Take another pic, from a lower perspective and showing the back and of the spring.

Without shackles, the suspension would tear itself apart within a few miles.

did they have a different way to let the leafs flex?

did they have a different way to let the leafs flex?

Maybe it's on a wheel in a slider like the belt adjusters on our trucks :rotfl2:

What looks like OEM MJ shackles are there in the OP's pics, left side, when you enlarge and zero in.

What looks like OEM MJ shackles are there in the OP's pics, left side, when you enlarge and zero in.

I was thinking the same thing, but a photo from a better angle would clarify. I am absolutely certain that THREE Comanche's did not leave the factory without shackles. I think there's just a misunderstanding as to what a shackle is.

ok ill take another pic without t he tire on later today

thanks guys

here this explains the reason behind shackles

http://www.quadratec.com/jeep_knowledge ... cle-93.htm

okydoky i got those other pics this is on the pass side with the tire off

towards the rear of the spring

towards the front

if you need anything else i will try to help you so you can help me

Yes, you do need shackles. The shackles were probably robbed from your MJs to use as XJ lift shackles just before you received them. I don't see how the sheet metal hangers of an MJ would hold up to any driving without shackles.

correct me if I'm wrong but don't 90s era fords have shacle less front leaves??

for some reason an f350 is configured this way in my head :hmm: ?

Yes, F350s have shackles. They are set up with a shackle reversal from the factory.

Willy

nope this is how they were bouht all my mjs execpt one was owned by my dad and the other one was owned by my grandfather and i know the history and that none came with shackles and they worked fine ??? :dunno:

Yes, you do need shackles. The shackles were probably robbed from your MJs to use as XJ lift shackles just before you received them. I don't see how the sheet metal hangers of an MJ would hold up to any driving without shackles.

 

correct me if I'm wrong but don't 90s era fords have shacle less front leaves??

for some reason an f350 is configured this way in my head :hmm: ?

 

Yes, F350s have shackles. They are set up with a shackle reversal from the factory.

 

Willy

and the hangers are acually qutie thick of steel bout 1/4 mabey

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DOH!!! my quick look last night reveals that there are shackles on my parts truck and I'm a dummy and forgot to put them on this truck :wall: :wall: :wall: :wall: :headpop: :mad: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

Mystery solved.

Next case ...

help me out this has been pissn me off all day. i can't find a pic on the intrnet of the front f350 setup and i need the pic in my head to be acurate

What year?

93? before they got rounded