Brazen Auto Suspension Limiting straps are a vital off road part to keep your shocks from getting ripped apart due to overextension.  You spent a lot on that suspension of yours.  Make sure it stays protected!

Brazen Auto Limit Straps are hand-sewn in the USA using the best 4130 chromoly heat treated end pieces, and a full 4 layers of nearly 4 TON webbing!  

As with all good limit straps, they are made to give a little when used on large vehicles. On the heavier full-size trucks, we recommend factoring 1" of stretch for every 12" of strap.

We make our Brazen limiting straps in 1" increments from 6" - 44".

If you want extra adjustment, check out our suspension limiting strap adjustable clevises, also top of the line and with hardware for single, double, or triple strap set ups.

MEASURING THE LIMIT STRAP LENGTH NEEDED

1. Get out your mounting points – Typically, you need to weld on mounting locations on your chassis and also your suspension.  If you do not want to weld on your chassis, you can sometimes use longer shock bolts and spacers to mount your limit straps. However, this adds leverage and stress to a longer shock bolt, and is not ideal because of that.  Most off-road shops sell weld-on tabs for limit straps that you can use to create a mounting point. We also highly recommend Adjustable Limit Strap Clevises.
2. Jack your vehicle up, so that the wheels are off the ground – This allows your wheels and shocks to be extended to their limit, also known as “full droop”
3. Measure the distance between your mounting points – This is the maximum limit of full shock extension.
4. Take this measurement, and subtract 1” of length for every 12” of strap. This is the corrected length that you actually need to order.
   • For Example – if you measured 36”, then you need to remove 3” from the length, and the corrected limit strap length that you actually need is 33”.
   • The reason measurements are done this way? – The limiting straps need to keep the shock from fully extending, so by factoring in the stretch from the limit strap, it will keep it from extending all the way, or even overextending.
   • Stretch of Limiting Straps? Over time, the combined weight of the wheels/tires/arms pulling on limit straps can cause them to stretch out slightly. Finding out the exact amount that each will stretch is hard to calculate. It depends on how heavy your un-sprung weight is, where on your suspension is the limit strap mounted, and how much leverage is being created by where you chose to mount the limit strap. We have tested our limit strap breaking strength at well over 12,000lb, but it can be difficult to calculate how much force each vehicle can create and how much stretch will result. This is why we recommend the 1″ of stretch for every 12″ of strap to be factored in when ordering.  
5. Are your CV’s Binding? – After your measurements, check to see if your CV joints are binding. This can often occur on vehicles with long travel suspensions, in which the shocks allow the wheels to travel even further down, creating an extreme angle for the Axles/CV’s that cause it to bind.

• • How do you check the CVs? – Put the vehicle into neutral, and try to spin the tire. If the tire spins freely, you’re good to go.  However, if the wheel catches or grinds… then the CV or driveline is at too much of an angle. At that point, you need to remove the shock, then lift the wheel up an inch and try once again. Keep repeating this until the CV no longer binds, then measure for your limiting straps using the method above.

HOW ADJUSTABLE LIMITING STRAP CLEVISES WORK

As mentioned above, the combined weight of the wheels/tires/arms pulling on the limiting straps causes the straps to stretch. Even though the 1" of stretch for every 12" of strap method may have been used, some outside factors, including harsh environments and travel conditions can cause them to stretch differently over time.

With an adjustable clevis, you can tune that measurement as time goes on. After some time, you can easily re-adjust the adjustable clevis to re-tighten your limiting straps. Keeping them at the correct length to prevent damage to the shocks, or binding the CV’s is a necessity, and that's why adjustable clevises are so helpful.

Adjustable Clevis’s are also set up to be able to hold multiple limit straps. Some companies only offer them with the hardware for a single style set-up.  Here at Brazen, you don't need to figure out what set-up you may be running over the long haul.  If you want to run a single strap now, and double, or even triple later on, our clevis comes with every bit of hardware you need for a single, double, or triple strap set-up.  You won't have to buy brand new clevises at a later time if you use ours.  

Measuring  Limit Straps when an Adjustable Clevis is Being Used– Make sure that the clevis is fully extended while you measure your length.

• Simply factor in an extra 3-4" you may need to tighten over time.  Sometimes, you cano red the same length as shown on your original spacing, but straps will typically stretch slightly, so we recommend going 1" less than the starting length after factoring in the clevis.