do i need drop shackels?

[big lux]

i want big travel but also need the height 4 wheel clearance do i get drop shackels and get my rear springs reset or jusr stick with extanded shackels and gey custom springs?

[muppet_man67]

go the drop shackles. Lifted leaf springs will be stiffer and therefore not flex as well. You need the drop shackles to compensate for this.

A simple analogy for you. If height is like length, the flex is like width.

[bad_religion_au]

drop shackles are a gimmick that take heaps of work to make effective. look at gut's hilux, there's proof you can get both height and flex.

don't waste your money

[Tapage]

flex and heigh it's a convinations of many points . .

Longer shackles, as revolvers .. are a options.

Longer and more flexies leaf, proper rated for suspended weight.

[Gwagensteve]

i want big travel but also need the height 4 wheel clearance do i get drop shackels and get my rear springs reset or jusr stick with extanded shackels and gey custom springs?

Extended shackles and custom springs. you won't do as well an a ramp but better in the bush than a car with drop (folding) shackles.

Do a search on Guts hilux. he has probably the best developed all round Hilux suspension i've seen. Long flat(ish) springs, long shackles, lots of flex, low overall height. Guts run q78's - 35.5" tall.

If you need height for tyre clearance you will also need bumpstop spacing.

Steve.