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Old 11-01-2009, 03:19 PM
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My wife says it's too big....What do you think
The shackle, I mean, perv




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Old 11-01-2009, 03:59 PM
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Maybe she's just telling you that to make you feel better about it. She may really think it needs to be bigger. Bigger is better ya know. Its your shackle, you make as big as you want it. She'll probably learn to like it later on. Nothing wrong with a big shackle.........
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Old 11-01-2009, 04:04 PM
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Haaaaaaaaaaa.

Looks fine to me.
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Old 11-01-2009, 04:10 PM
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Good lord! you boys settle down!
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Old 11-01-2009, 05:04 PM
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I think it looks fine, and anyway its not the size of the shackle its how you use it
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Old 11-01-2009, 05:05 PM
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idk, but your exhaust pipes looks like their gonna fall off from rusttttt
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Old 11-01-2009, 06:14 PM
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idk, but your exhaust pipes looks like their gonna fall off from rusttttt
A year or so ago I bought a Magnaflow cat-back with what it thought was stainless steel, but the quickly turned to a brown color once the local mud hit them and now they look rough. But I'm gonna live with em' for a bit yet.Gears,tires,and a BL, for next years wrenching season.
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Old 11-01-2009, 06:21 PM
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The shackle, I mean, perv




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looks good to me
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Old 11-01-2009, 08:29 PM
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It's never too big.
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Old 11-03-2009, 04:23 PM
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"My wife says it's too big...."...Funny, that's the same thing she told me!!
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Old 11-03-2009, 04:50 PM
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Looks like mine! I think my centerpin is like 1 1/4" or something like that, its huge haha

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Old 11-03-2009, 04:53 PM
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As long as it is proportional and does the job well... you are fine
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Old 11-03-2009, 04:56 PM
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Wow dude, tell her, her place is in the kitchen.
Shackles are "Guy" things.


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Old 11-03-2009, 05:39 PM
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Needs to be bigger, I have 3 old shipyard ones from the WWII era, the pins are 3" in diameter. They're fawking huge!
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The shackle, I mean, perv




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