I've been thinking about it more, and there is no reason I can't just make the shackles, including the sleeves. The car I'm planning on using them in has all the original 40 YO rubber and it's gone. Most of the popping and creaking seems to be in the rear, so that's where I'm going to start getting creative. I've left the car sitting since '04 because it needs restored, but I wanna drive it now since there's no telling when a resto is gonna happen.