raymo Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 HI I'm fitting a set of parabolic, one-ton shackles, & long shocks, to the rear only of my 88 tomorrow. Is this as straight forward as it looks ? I would be greatfull for any useful tips, & will the original axel straps be ok or do I loose them altogether, Thank in advance Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 If you're fitting shocks with internal stops, such as ProComps, then you can lose the axle straps. When you've bolted everything back together, take it for a drive over some bumpy ground to settle everything down then re-check & tighten all the bolts as things may have shifted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 1-ton shackles and parabolics are going to lift your bum a fair bit. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
task Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 you probably want to fit extended bump stops too, stop the spring from going back on itself. I would have thought, on a SWB, you'd be close to the limits for the rear propshaft with that kind of lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave88sw Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 is it swb or lwb? parabolics and 1 ton shackes on an 88 could well give you problems with the rear prop binding, it doesnt take much cos its so short, the answer is a wide yoked special or a double carden. i agree with the above for shocks etc hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West4x4 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 If you replace the Uj's on the prop you should be ok. i've same set up and when i got it there was a vib quite a bad one, was bout to buy an expensive prop then a mate said changed the UJ's and the vib went Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 It depends on the UJ's, they have a maximum happy angle to work at and it's actually quite low, so the further away from it you go the quicker they'll wear out. IIRC Hardy Spicer do the higher angle ones but can't remember the part# off hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I think max recommended angle is 20-deg on std U/J's. Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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