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Old 11-23-2005, 10:47 PM
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How good are the Joe Gibbs 2" rear shackles compared to those of Belltechs? They're a little more pricey, but I figured they would be better... Anyone used them before?
Old 11-23-2005, 10:54 PM
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most likely you're paying for a name. Kind of like buying F-body products from SLP. Who heard of SLP or Joe Gibbs (the aftermarket car products, not the guy) before they were hired by GM to do things to their cars?

Belltech's a good brand, i'd go with them before i would Joe Gibbs.
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I would guess if there was in fact a diffence.. itd be in structure.. i would like to see a pic of the joe gibbs tho.. to compare it to my belltechs (which seem to be fine btw)
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my beltech's are fine. never had a problem with them. you can get them pretty cheap from sdpc...
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More than likely, the Gibbs ones are made by another company and sold by JGP anyway...I'd just go with the Belltech's
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go with belltech. Good quailty product.
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For shackles, belltech, djm, western chassis, etc are all basically the same. Only difference I have seen is that some have a zerk fitting so you can grease them, but that is it.
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