shackles

04crewvt · Post by **04crewvt** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:24 am

OK, so I have run the Roadmaster Suspension in my crew for the last two weeks it really help keep the truck stable in cross winds and help the suspension feel but I do not like the rear end sway I have picked up in cornering. I think the open shackle design is allowing too much movement side to side of the leaf springs. I decided to pick up a set of Warrior non -greasable shackles from Jack-It they are the grey powder coat version and they will give an aditional 1.5" to rear they look like really beefy units at a very good price. Is anyone else running these on there trucks?

jeggers · Post by **jeggers** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:50 am

No but they look good and thats a good price

04crewvt · Post by **04crewvt** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 4:18 am

Got the shackles in. They gave me another 1 1/5 inches over the roadmaster suspension bringing me up to 34 1/5 inches from the ground to the top of the fender well. This is up from 31 inches when I bought it stock. With the t-bars adjusted to maximum I gainned 1 1/5 inches in the front (still keeping it alligned properly) giving me 32 1/5 inches from the ground to top of fender well. I would like to keep the truck as level as possible and a 2 inch rake is a bit more than I care for, is there any easy way to get just a bit more height in the front without causing too many problems or am I at the point that a body lift is the only way to get the height I need (although the rake would still be there). Also with this in mind when I go to get new tires in the spring do you think I can get 31x10.5x15 on the truck without too much rubbing realizing that this is my daily driver and does not see enough off roading to worry about extreme flex. Just looking for some thoughts right now, my mod budget is at $0 for the moment.
Thanks