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Originally posted by TJ:
Wrong?

The shackles don't swing in to let the ends of the leaves get closer when the middle of the leaf is drooped?

Only one end of the leaf can move...the one with the shackle.

The shackle is designed to swing to let the ends of the leaf move in/out...that's pretty much their primary function.

If I'm wrong...tell me why.
You're not wrong in this statement, from this post.

You're wrong in saying a shackle only swings down when the leaf spring droops due to tire weight. That is incorrect. Remove your upper bump stops, and then watch your shackle swing down when you fully stuff. It swings, as needed, by the lengthening and shortening of the leaf pack, regardless of which way the pack is going (up or down).

Since the Nissan leaf packs (especially on the spring-over frontiers) are extremely flat to begin with, it is very easy to get the shackle to swing down on compression, because the leaf pack is STILL shortening, even though the tire is pushing UP, and not drooping down.

This means your whole damn "explanation" on the previous page was based on faulty logic. Ergo, you're wrong. Deal with it.

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