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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 12:38 PM
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Default 2" shackles and ~2 tbar crank...

Was a PITA but i finally did it.

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Old Aug 16, 2012 | 03:57 PM
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Sweet man looks good, got any pictures of your cv angles? I have mine cranked with shackles looked sweet and wanted it higher so I added a body lift, once you start lifting it you can't stop haha.
 
Old Aug 17, 2012 | 11:59 AM
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Did you have to remove the entire leaf spring to add the shackles? I have a set and the directions say to remove the entire leaf spring. I don't see you couldn't remove the rear only and bolt on the shackles.
 
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Can you post a pic of your cv angles? Usually going more then 1.5 inches on a tbar crank you ask for problems...
 
Old Aug 17, 2012 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by seanmurphy265
Did you have to remove the entire leaf spring to add the shackles? I have a set and the directions say to remove the entire leaf spring. I don't see you couldn't remove the rear only and bolt on the shackles.
I just removed the stock shackles and put the lifted ones in, had to use a big pry bar to pull the leaf springs down enough to put the bolt through. Found it easier to put the top bolt in and then the leaf srping bolt in. probably could've been easier if I let the shock go but didn't want to add more work.
 
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Originally Posted by 05BlackJimmy
I just removed the stock shackles and put the lifted ones in, had to use a big pry bar to pull the leaf springs down enough to put the bolt through. Found it easier to put the top bolt in and then the leaf srping bolt in. probably could've been easier if I let the shock go but didn't want to add more work.
That's how I did mine, and it worked out just fine. I did the same thing with a 2" shackle and Tbar crank. I had already added the Rough Country add a leaf to help with sagging. I also replaced all four of my broken shocks with four rough country shocks. I have a 1992 4door 4wd and I like the stance much better now than before. All I need now is bigger tires!
 
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