Greasable <span class="highlight">shackles</span>? all the same?

Try the link below, you should pay around $30 bucks each for them.

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Greasable shackles are a blast from the past when vehicles came with hard rubber bushes ala 60series/75series that were pretty resistant to movement.

My 79series comes with metal sleeves inside a rubber bush, which is a better arrangement because a metal bush moves freely on the pins. So to replace the bushes with poly ones, and then add a greasable shackle because there are no longer any metal sleeves is a waste of money IMO. Greasable shackles may also be not as strong as the factory shackles and pins becaues of the hole in the middle. We broke one out in the desert last year too, which made a mess.

Seems there is a lot of opinons out there that say the polys last longer. They must be greased otherwise they get hot and deteriorate.
I like the idea of being able to grease up the suspension
I had mine for 4 years and they still seem good. Theyve been over some rough stuff for hours on end and no problems.
I seem to remember the overall diameter being larger to make up for the hole in the middle after asking a question on them.
Im using Beltons greasy shackles and pins I got for cost at about $20 each.
I have seen them at $70 ea

"Are all greaseable shackles created equally?
or are some more desirable than others? "

try asking these questions on ChaCha.com (new guided search service)

For some reason ChaCha seem to take offence at "greasable shackles".

(long story but very funny thread for adult consumption on outelimits...)

Ended up purchasing Ironman shackles and pins - from Repco. Ironman do not have a direct outlet in SA.
Repco also stock the Maxitrac brand also

Each shackle set for the rear cost about $35.
Each pin for the front about $25.

I did wonder if it was worth it... and if it would be better just left alone..
Will soon find out.....

The pins would be weaker, they have 2 holes drilled in them.
Don't think the Courier will be in any danger of breaking a pin though.
Would imagine there would be other things that would complain before the suspension was stressed enough to shear a shackle pin

I would listen to those that actually do it. Phill g has done plenty of desert travel and the only shackle he has seen fail was an all singng all dancing greasable- well kinda says it all really