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Is anyone running lift shackles on the rear w/o a body lift? If so, how much lift 1 1/2", 2"?

I have done the TB crank to level the front of my truck with the rear and was thinking of lifting the rear a little mostly for a more aggressive 4x4 like stance.
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A lot of people do this. It's really up to you as to what size you want. I'd go with the 2" personally.
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Would not recommend a longer shackle and further TBar crank. By adding a longer shackle you would need to near maxout your TBar crank which adds significant stress to the Ball joints, CV-Axles, and Shocks.

And putting shackles in the rear and not leveling your truck makes it look like crap.
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The rear of my truck is 2" higher than the front... you really think this looks like crap?

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Post by LonestarZ »

yeah.. especially with those rims.. I think you need to get rid of them.. I would be happy to take them off your hands for a modest fee. :lol:

*And in that pic your Blazer looks level.. probably due to the natural sag the Blazers have in the rear. ;)
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Lol, you still haven't gotten a set of ZR5's yet? How'd that link i sent you work out?
LonestarZ wrote: *And in that pic your Blazer looks level.. probably due to the natural sag the Blazers have in the rear. ;)
That's pretty much the point, over the span of the entire truck, 2" higher in the rear comes out to a .65º rake... it's really not enough to make it look dumb:

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I'm running a 2" lift set of shackles. I like a bit of rake on a pickup. :)
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Jigg wrote:Lol, you still haven't gotten a set of ZR5's yet? How'd that link i sent you work out?

That's pretty much the point, over the span of the entire truck, 2" higher in the rear comes out to a .65º rake... it's really not enough to make it look dumb:
Some hits, but nothing worth while yet. Your Blazer unlike a truck will sag over time. The Z pickups do not sag in the rear. I even have a pic of my truck when I put on the shackles with no TBar lift around here somewhere and it looked like poop. Hence my earlier comment. :P
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Post by Snoman002 »

Personally I like a little bit of rake. It's only 5" or so of rake on a short bed reg cab pickup :lol: .

But thats just me.
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Post by kermit »

A truck needs a little bit of a rake so that when a load is applied, it doesn't look like a rocket ship getting ready to launch for the moon. I'm waiting on a BSW spring kit and right now the front of my truck is higher than the rear and it looks really funny.
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Post by BobbleSmitty »

BobbleSmitty wrote:Image
This is with 2" lift shackles and no Tbar crank.

I eventually switched to air shocks in place of the shackles b/c I don't have a rear sway bar and on the freeway when changing lanes it became a little wobblely. But if I were to go the shackle route again, I'd go with 1.5" lift instead of the 2".
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Post by Cajun »

Thanks for all of the input guys.

Very nice ride BobbleSmitty.

I think a little rake would be nice to compensate for sag when loaded and for a little more aggressive stance.

I'll post again when complete.
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