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PonyBoy
05-02-2007, 04:20 PM
What are your likes and dislikes? AC is selling them for the 05+ Xterras, and they give about a 1/2" lift over the Calmini shackles im currently running. I was hoping this will help a bit for the saggy butt and also increase travel.

Kevin I know you had issues with yours, but I can't remember why.
Alex Topousis
05-02-2007, 05:03 PM
if they break you are screwed thats all I really know about them
Alpine Spirit
05-02-2007, 05:35 PM
I liked em but my issue was I cracked the welds on em & half stripped a bolt on the swing portion.
Packman5280
05-02-2007, 05:38 PM
kevin, did yours break because of the way they sat at ride height? i don't remember for sure, but it looked to me like the top part was hitting the cross piece of the bottom part and just resting on it.
Alpine Spirit
05-02-2007, 06:28 PM
We reversed em so they didnt hit and the welds still re broke.
Allen Cox
05-02-2007, 08:15 PM
Oh, well, I have a set of used ones (older X though) and was thinking of putting them on. Maybe I'll rethink that.
ChefTyler
05-02-2007, 08:43 PM
Just carry spare stock or Calmini shackles, Al, that way if you break one you can swap it out (on second thought, that might be too much of a pain in the ass)
Allen Cox
05-02-2007, 11:58 PM
I was thinking today, if I shackle the ass end up, then the spring will go inverted to hit the bump stop. Right now, the spring is perfectly flat when it hits the stops. I don't want to vary that end of it. So, I have to repack the rear leaves. I have a set of 1/2 ton Chevy rear leaves at the shop. I think I'll scavange from them and see if I can gain a couple more inches to (hopefully) match the front when it's in.
Lance T
05-03-2007, 10:49 AM
I was thinking today, if I shackle the ass end up, then the spring will go inverted to hit the bump stop. Right now, the spring is perfectly flat when it hits the stops. I don't want to vary that end of it. So, I have to repack the rear leaves. I have a set of 1/2 ton Chevy rear leaves at the shop. I think I'll scavange from them and see if I can gain a couple more inches to (hopefully) match the front when it's in.

Are you going to build a shackle for the Chevy packs or are you going to double shackle them? (edit: I just saw you are thinking of just adding to your X packs. Why not use the chevy leafs? Are they a 63" pack?)

Sorry for the thread hijack Jordan.