9 inch long up-down bars joined by 2 cross plates
Up-down bars are 2 inches wide
3/8 inch thick bar on the outside
1/4 inch thick for all else
This design offers a stiff outside bar for strength, with supported cross plates, and more flexible inner plate
Mounting holes for 1 inch, 1.5 and 2 inch lift
Weight is 4.43 lb for each shackle
Set of 2, attached to rear leaf springs
Xterra1 Shackles
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Raw metal
While sanding preps the metal for painting, because of the welds and metal thickness, sand blasting is the best prep, and is a part of powder coating
This is the default look. R on one side, circle on the other side. Can be flipped over.
Available in powder coated black
Target setup
Stock or Titan swapped Nissan Xterra 2005-2015
Bolts needed
2 bolts on top and 2 on the bottom (1 per side)
locking nuts are nicer
Bolts should be 1/2 inch in size, or equivalent in metric
-- Bottom: 4 3/8 inch length
-- Top: 5 3/8 inch length
Torque needed for bolts: 77 ft-lbs
Get it snug in the air, then torque to 77 ft-lbs once on the ground, to keep them from binding
Other parts needed
sleeves around the bolts
There are sleeves with holes, making them 'greasable'
Shipping times
Normally 1-2 weeks to make, 1 week for powder coating
More buyers speedup shipping
Raw metal shackle
Showing cross plate with R and one with a hole
2 cross plates are used and can be different
Powder coating includes sandblasting and sandblasting is best for thick metal prep for painting
Mill scale, showing, is the dark colored film on the surface of the metal. Mill scale is removed by sandblasting, or by grinding and sanding
OEM vs extended shackle
OEM has pressed in bolts inside of sleeves already
OEM top hole is 2 inches lower than lowest shackle hole