im looking to get a set of shackles for my 1989 s-10 blazer 4x4. anybody know of a good set? i figure with the shackles and cranking the tbar i should be able to get 31" tires in there.

also do shackles only raise the rear? or do i just buy 2 sets in order to raise the front as well?

 

they just raise the rear only. the tbar crank is what lifts the front end. As far as the shackles go i dont know what the guys here got, i made my own (not sure of the dementions right now tho). I think you might find them on ebay for around 80$ for a set.

 

oh and tbar and shackles is what i did to my blazer and got 31x10.50s on it. mine is a 2nd gen tho but i'm sure it will be the same for 1st gen

 

so if i get 3" shackles to get 1.5" lift how many turns will i need to crank the tbar to keep it level?

 

for every 1" of lift you need to make four complete turns. i dont think you can go above 2 inches tho. i got 2" shackles and did about 1.75" in tbar crank and it evened it out nicely. you can look at my profile pics

 

lee where did you get your shackles from?

 

shackles right here: here are 219 threads on shackles

search will have everything you need to know about shackles.... EVER

 

Here is what my 88 looked with a 3 inch body lift and 31 mud terrains. I wouldn't crank the tbar too much on these older trucks unless you have newer front suspension parts. Could cause a lot of wear.

https://blazerforum.com/forum/lifting-tech-44/finally-found-my-old-pics-my-blazer-after-lift-38380/