Shackle flip
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Shackle flip
Im thinking about doing a shackle flip to lower the rear to level it out. It will be easy because I already drilled out the rivets and got em replaced with bolts when I replaced all the leaf mounts. But if I flip them will they clear the bed still? Also, How far Should I expect the rear to drop down.
#3
just flip your hangers youll be fine, its not the shackle getting flipped its the hangers making the shackle go differently.
#4
Yea I realize the shackles remain the same, the mount is just upside-down.
It looks like the shackles will go above the frame a bit, which is why I was concerned with the clearance under the bed.
Im thinking about doing this tommorow. I'm hoping I can do it without taking the bed off.
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Mine already has bolts so This should be easy for me. I have locking nuts, but I will admit that I dont have grade 8 bolts, The place we went too didnt have them at the time so we went ahead and got these, I havent had any problems and Im not too concerned about it.
I havent been able to go flip them yet. I was thinking of going and doing it now actually.
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Did you take your bed off to do it?
It looks like theres room to do it , but no room to beat the bolts out of the leafs if I have to.
Which direction does the shackle go in btw? with the flat side towards the front or back.
Because Mine rotted out along with the leaf brackets, and I think I just guessed because I couldn't remember. Now that im looking at them now, I think they might be wrong, and if they are, I wont have to take them out and turn them around when I flip the bracket.
It looks like theres room to do it , but no room to beat the bolts out of the leafs if I have to.
Which direction does the shackle go in btw? with the flat side towards the front or back.
Because Mine rotted out along with the leaf brackets, and I think I just guessed because I couldn't remember. Now that im looking at them now, I think they might be wrong, and if they are, I wont have to take them out and turn them around when I flip the bracket.
#11
Mine already has bolts so This should be easy for me. I have locking nuts, but I will admit that I dont have grade 8 bolts, The place we went too didnt have them at the time so we went ahead and got these, I havent had any problems and Im not too concerned about it.
I havent been able to go flip them yet. I was thinking of going and doing it now actually.
I havent been able to go flip them yet. I was thinking of going and doing it now actually.
according to ford, you are supposed to use grade 5 bolts when replacing to hangers.
And it gives you a 2.5 inch drop
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Finally Did it today! I did it without taking off anything off the truck.
It lowered it quite a bit and it looks perfectly level now, I measure ground-to-fender on front and back and the back now is only about 1 3/4 ins higher now. It used to sit way higher. Im defiantly not used to it yet. When you walk behind it just feels different. But I like it
It lowered it quite a bit and it looks perfectly level now, I measure ground-to-fender on front and back and the back now is only about 1 3/4 ins higher now. It used to sit way higher. Im defiantly not used to it yet. When you walk behind it just feels different. But I like it
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