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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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i was wondering if anyone here is using lowering shackles for a 88-98 chevy truck as lift shackles on an XJ? i know people use them on bronco II's for roughly a 2" lift.

i just noticed how cheap they are at autozone (less than $30), peeked in the box and it looks like they are about 4" longer than a XJ shackle which would give about a 2" lift...

just curious if anyone is running them.
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Old Mar 12, 2010 | 11:37 PM
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Yup only complaint is they aren't greasable.
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 08:59 AM
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how much lift do they give us?
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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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Roughly 2.5".
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Old Mar 14, 2010 | 03:59 PM
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I used a set from a 2009 chev. they worked great
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Old Mar 15, 2010 | 12:15 AM
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swells, are you talking about stock ones? if so how much lift they give you?
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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 12:05 AM
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they were about 1.5 inches longer than the stock jeep ones, but one of the orignal shackles was cracked thats why I changed them.
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