Where is a good place to find new ~1" over stock shackles, with mounting bolts (but not bushings) for a low price?

Thanks ahead of time for any help

 

Here is one option:
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/Shackles.shtml

 

I'd go with 4 crawler...thats who mine are coming from after this paycheck. Paying a little more for quality in the beginning is better then buying a second set later IMO. You can also go to NWOR, suspensionconnection.com, daystar makes em and theres a few others.

 

Another vote for 4crawler Off-road. I wish he built everything I needed for my 85.

 

Or just make your own. Roger Brown (4crawler) has tons of info on his site. You can buy 18mm by 120mm bolts for fairly cheap ($3-$5 apiece) and the nylon lock nuts to match for like $.50 each -- these will prob have to come from a specialty bolt supplier, but should be available locally in your area. Home Depot/Lowes sells various sizes of flat bar that should be acceptable for making your shackles. You just have to cut yourself the 4 pieces, drill the holes, and optionally weld the tabs that Roger recommends, although that part is not necessary since most shackles don't have them anyway. Total cost should be around $40. Hard part will be finding the 18mm bolts and the 45/64 drill bit or whatever size.

 

4crawler is awsome, I buy what I can from him. I did however buy my shackles from Central4x4 also good price and good service

 

Yep, you can make your own. The '89 and later trucks have offset shackles, so you'll also need to bend the flat bar and use a longer top bolt. Figure about $20-25 for the large drill bit and you'll need something to turn it with. A 1/2" hand drill will get by in a pinch, but a good drill press is much better. I won't run shackles without the anti-rotation tabs for the bolts. Got tired of having the bolts backing out and having to check them on the trail every 30 minutes. Lots one nut on a non-tabbed front shackle once on the highway. I only found out later and lucky I did find it then, since the other nut was almost off. And one tip, finding 18mm metric hardware in Scottsbluff NE (where I found the parts missing) is darn near impossible. I ended up having to mail order some replacements.

 

I didn't say it in my last post, but I agree wholeheartedly with Roger on putting the tabs on--obviously Toyota had the same idea for stock shackles. I've found that the info on his site is some of the most thought out material available. I welded keystock down the length of my shackles both to keep the bolts from turning as he suggests and to give me a little more rigidity since I went with thinner flat bar than he uses. If it weren't so much fun to make them myself, I would also buy from Roger.

 

i've only had good experiences working with roger, so i've decided to order these from him. thanks for all the info