They are welded on both sides all the way around, about 50" of weld each and we use a 350 amp machine to assure serious penetration. As you can see we have done away with the "female style" shackle receiver end and went with a much stronger design. This design allows the use of a non brand specific loose shackle that is 2" wide and 3/8" thick. The stock holes should not be used because the stock shackle was 90 degrees vertical and a good shackle angle would be 65-70 degrees and with the very common use of lift springs the angle would be negative. Anyway, what I am getting at is you are going to have to drill 4 holes in the farther forward in the frame.

The position is angled forward to accept the force from the direction it originates. The mounting position is ~1" in front of the stock position to allow for a reasonable shackle angle and when using lift springs 2-3" forward. The entire bracket is made of 3/8" material, the bushing sleeve is 2" x .25 wall DOM and encased within the 3/8" plate by a rim all the way around so it can't rip out and is always perfectly in line with the rest. The Bushings themselves are 1 1/2" in the minor diameter so you can flex them hard without tearing up the bushings and the bushing shoulder is 1/4" thick for the same reason. We would recommend removing the gas tank to install them and weld the internal strengtheners on for absolute strength. If you want to make it easy weld the nut on at that time also and use a lock washer on the outside. They mount through 4 holes you need to drill and after removing the gastank (if neccessary) should take no more than 45 minutes to install. Everything in the picture is included, on the shackles we will offer either a 4" or 5" option. The Brackets are 4 1/2" over stock and we will offer a 6 1/2" option if anyone wants it. The shackle Bolts will also be provided. All hardware is grade 8. These are big but they are not huge and clunky like the rest I have seen and they will have our lifetime unlimited Guarantee too! These came out on the high end of my cost estimates but they include the shackles so that saves you anywhere from $60-100 depending on the shackles you would have bought from another company! We need a couple of questions answered before we can make these for you. #1 What is the distance between the frame and the inner side of the bushing in the leaf spring?" #2 How wide are your leaf springs? To answer these questions either call or put it in the note field, if we do not see the note we will call you. These can usually be completed in a day.

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