Question: Best Way to Lower Rear
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I have 2" drop shackles on mine, with my traction bars it didn't hurt my 60' times at all - I've cut 1.5s on the cheater slicks.
If you want to lower the rear and improve the way it hooks up i would consider a drop hanger , it isnt as cheap as shackles but it will lower it and help the geomity a bit to get a little better bite out of the tire . But as Dustin said the rear shackles work jut fine .
I bought mine from norcal nick. They sell them at summitracing, jegs, and local part stores like orileys, autozone, pep boys
I got mine through summit racing , SikDmax ( Matt ) is a site vendor and he carry's them i believe .
check with Mcgaughy's ( SP ?), DJM, or Beltech , I think they all make them , install is a bit of a pain but not too bad . I have done several 1/2 tons .
If you were to do the drop shackles and hangars, what would be the effect? Would the truck be lower with both or would it just get back the correct pinion angle by adding hangars along with shackles?
it would be lower with both . i think the max for shackels and hangers to lower the truck is 5" if you go with the 3" shackle .the idea behind doing just the hanger is it moves the front eye of the spring up 2" and would increase anti squat . with the hanger and shackle the increase is cancled out because it moves both eys of the spring up together .
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Would removing some springs have the same effect as just using lowering shackles?
Removing the overload will drop the rear about 1-1/2", and the truck rides better. Granted, load carrying capacity will be lower, too.
Drop shackels.
I have belltech 3" drops and rear overloads removed, my pinion angle is getting close to where id have to shim it.
I have belltech 3" drops and rear overloads removed, my pinion angle is getting close to where id have to shim it.
Yes there is a 3/4 ton model specific hanger kit availible .
http://www.mcgaughys.com/polishedbilletaccessories.html