2' Shackle and torsion DIY article help.
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No more shackles, no lift arms. Going for an alignment in the morning. It's looking good. I left the front end a half inch lower than the back.
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To close up the thread here, the torsion and shackle lift is relatively easy as long as all of your front end and shackle bushings and bolts are in good health. I took on the project by installing new leaf springs and shackles and differential seals. All of this was relatively easy. The next step was the front, my upper balljoints, pitman arm, and idler arm were in not so good health so I had to install all new everything and even after installing everything the shop couldn't get it aligned. So on my way back home I was feeling how rough the rode was and decided it would be easier in the long run to go back to my stock suspension. I took it all apart and put the stock suspension parts back in and took it in for an alignment. Even after returning the car to stock they charged me $400 bucks to get it aligned as they "had to remove the tie rods on both ends and it was every tedious to get it aligned." I believe that the torsion lift could've been aligned if I had paid them and they had done the same procedure but in the end I decided to enjoy the smooth stock suspension that my stock suspensions geometrics provided. The car has a 2Inch body lift and I can probably fit 31's so that's what I plan to do. Big thanks to everyone on the forum that followed along in the journey and although it didn't work out at least I learned more about my car! I may offer up the shackles for free and the lift arms for cheap as I have no need for them anymore..
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