Shackles or Sliders

[dantegray]

Im buying a 3" inboard spring kit and was wondering for a street strip car should I install rear shackles or sliders? I was looking at the reillymotorsports.com kits...

 

[omahamoparguy]

I like the sliders but, hey, it's just an opinion.

 

[younggun2.0]

I have the sliders and love them. They will also lower the car about half inch. They eliminate all friction in the rear of the spring and let it do its job. They eliminate all side to side flex as well.

 

[Idaho]

I have the sliders and love them. They will also lower the car about half inch. They eliminate all friction in the rear of the spring and let it do its job. They eliminate all side to side flex as well.

Pics of your slider install convinced me to do the same. Mine are on order.

His pics (post 384)
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=14254&page=16

 

[younggun2.0]

Pics of your slider install convinced me to do the same. Mine are on order.

His pics (post 384)
http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=14254&page=16

You will be glad you did.

 

[roccodart440]

Can you hear the sliders? RMS told me they are noisy?

 

[805moparkid]

so how do you "set" sliders? i mean for travel. you got me curious now.

 

[roccodart440]

Bolt them to your springs. Set car down on the ground and adjust them for and aft until the spring eye is 2/3 towards the rear of the slider.

 

[Dubob]

As stated they allow the suspension to move freely. The shackles "lock" the rear suspension when at 90 degrees to the frame. The sliders prevent this. Plan on running them myself.

Good general info here.
http://www.afcoracing.com/tech_pages/leaf.shtml

 

[roccodart440]

To the people that run them, are they noisey? Can you hear them? How have they held up?

 

[adiffrentcity]

Wondering this myself, how are they with some miles on them, mostly street?

 

[younggun2.0]

they make the sliders in two styles. one has a roller bearing that rides on a track. the others have a derlin plastic bushing that slides back and forth. i have the roller bearing style that i got from RMS. I have 1500 hard miles on mine. they are quiet as can be and i just looked at em a few days ago and they look like new. keep in mind that the weight of the car is sitting on the rollers so they are not shaking around and making noise.