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Anyone have experience with MAXTRAC Shackles??

Discussion in 'Suspension' started by mightyowl, Apr 23, 2020.

  1. Apr 23, 2020 at 6:10 PM
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    Half of the benefit of new shackles is the increased strength. Those are the same design as our oe shackles that some believe contribute to our poor ride quality
     
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    Has this been proven that heavy duty shackles give better ride quality? If so, that can definitely be an advantage. And how much improvement are we really talking about
     
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    good to know. thanks for the feedback
     
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    Got them and they work fine, no issues. They were beefier than stock.
     
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    I am in the same boat. I'm looking for 1" and these would been ideal if it was available
     
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    I have these 1” shackles and they ride no different then OEM. I would recommend them especially for the price.
     
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    thanks for the first-hand feeback.

    Does it stay true to a real 1" lift in rear?

    Assuming install is pretty straight forward, any parts reused from OEM?


    thanks,
     
  13. Apr 24, 2020 at 8:13 PM
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    A shop did the install and said it was easy other than getting the rusted parts off. The 1” shackle actually gave me 1.25”-1.5”.
     
  14. Apr 24, 2020 at 8:16 PM
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    Have you checked out the Toytec ones? Had them on my 2012. Adjustable between 1” and 1.5”. Haven’t got around to adding to my 2019 yet.
     
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    They do email them or message on eBay
     
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