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Lift sagged extended shackles good idea?
Lift sagged extended shackles good idea?
I have a 88.5 wt sierra and have a 2" suspension lift in it
It has now become apparent that it has sagged a S#!T load and am wondering would it be ok to just throw a set of 2" extended shackles on it without having to get new shocks again aswell i will be custom making the shackles just not sure if the shocks will be ok with it and also will i have to extend the brake lines
Cheers in advance Trent
It has now become apparent that it has sagged a S#!T load and am wondering would it be ok to just throw a set of 2" extended shackles on it without having to get new shocks again aswell i will be custom making the shackles just not sure if the shocks will be ok with it and also will i have to extend the brake lines
Cheers in advance Trent
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you should have put extended brake lines in when you got the springs
also you can get left springs reset and also extended shackles don't really give you much lift
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also you can get left springs reset and also extended shackles don't really give you much lift
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What's your reasoning behind this? If tyre clearance isn't an issue, I would have thought the only reason you'd fit extended shackles would be if you were trying to adjust the shackle angle to suit longer springs?ofr57 wrote:you should have put extended shackles in when you got the springs
I was planning with my mine to fit OME 2" rears up front, use fish plates to bring rear spring hanger mount back 30mm, chuck the springs on with some 2" extended shackles for a coupla days to get the initial sag over and done with, and then make up some custom length ones as short as possible but aiming for a 45 degrees'ish shackle angle at normal ride height and load. Is this the right way to do it?
Shackles IMHO shouldn't be used for lift, they should be made to suit the springs to give the desired shackle angle.
Re-set your springs or better still get custom main and second leaves and custom shackles to suit.
Re-set your springs or better still get custom main and second leaves and custom shackles to suit.
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since its night time i can think abit better
*You need extended brake lines there is a rip a line out
*On another note flat springs with 3 or 4 leafs give good flex
and finally to work out what shocks you need take them out first and ramp the zook so that you can work out the top and bottom limit points of your suspension ... it is common adding 2inch bump stop extensions
GRPABT1 wrote:Shackles IMHO shouldn't be used for lift, they should be made to suit the springs to give the desired shackle angle.
Re-set your springs or better still get custom main and second leaves and custom shackles to suit.
as these two quotes say shackles shouldn't be used for lift rather a way of improving flex, depending if you like your springs you could get them reset if you want . but it could be that this will be almost the cost of springs, also is there a shop near Kilmore that does it is anothercazook wrote:new springs would be first option reset springs don't last and then body lift if you need more.
*You need extended brake lines there is a rip a line out
*On another note flat springs with 3 or 4 leafs give good flex
and finally to work out what shocks you need take them out first and ramp the zook so that you can work out the top and bottom limit points of your suspension ... it is common adding 2inch bump stop extensions
agree but dont forget to bash the guards firstwaandy wrote:if you are just after tyre clearance why not kust do a body lift? im about to get one and extend my lines to
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