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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 10:02 PM
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Could someone with 2" rear shackles give me the distance between the centers of the holes? I'm going to build my own but I need to know how big to make them. Thanks!
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 10:07 PM
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u mean between 1" hole and 2" hole?
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No, between the spring mounting hole, and the body mount hole.
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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i'll get it for you in the morning. if u don't mind. or do you have to have it now?
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i believe 6in. Why build your own when you can go to the parts store and pick up chevy drop shackles that are beefy and relativly cheap
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In the moring is cool

Because FREE is better than CHEAP.
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you could measure hole to hole on the stock shackle and add 2"
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dude just go to autozone. they have f150 lowering shackles that will lift your jeep 2". i have them on my jeep. theyre 30 bucks and can take a beating. dont even bother with putting hours on making your own...
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you could measure hole to hole on the stock shackle and add 2"
if they had a post wall of shame, this should ^ go on it

Dont guess when answering peoples quetions
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Old Apr 1, 2010 | 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by posjeepxj
if they had a post wall of shame, this should ^ go on it

Dont guess when answering peoples quetions

Yeah, def not correct. I believe you have to double it since your only lifting one side of the spring so it would be four inches longer than stock but I wasn't sure so I asked for the correct measurement.
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5.1". give or take .050. i know i said i'll do it in the morning, but my morning ran late today. i quit my job yesterday.
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oh, btw, that's the distance to the top hole... i have another hole under it for one more inch of lift.
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So is the 5.1 the 1" setting or the 2" setting? Thanks
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Originally Posted by posjeepxj
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Wow, epic fail by me. My bad. I wasn't guessing, I forgot.
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Originally Posted by posjeepxj
if they had a post wall of shame, this should ^ go on it

Dont guess when answering peoples quetions

there is a wall of shame if you become a member you will find it in a section youll be aloud to go after you become a member... and dont worry... hes now member... how you think i found this thread? lol...
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