je_cherosport

Hey guys, I am wondering what is the best (cheapest) solution is to get a good flexing 6" rear lift? DO any companies make a 4.5" add-a-leaf? Then I can add a longetr shackle. DOes anyone know of a truck that has a 2.5" wide leaf that will bolt in (with shackle relocation) to reach 6"?

reason: I am piecing together a front 6" lift because used parts are locally available. I want to know there is a budget minded way of reaching the 6" rear without using blocks. I want this to flex...

thanks in advance!

freestylekid33

Build bastard packs using your xj main and piecing together the rest of the leaf to achieve your lift height with xj, dakota, or s10/sonoma leaf packs and longer shackles.

ericfx1984

do not just do a 6" rear spring, make sure you do a combo of spring and lift shackle, and most importantly a shackle relocation box for proper shackle angle

ericfx1984

also bastard pack is usually the way to go

Gorillaxj

AAL's don't flex well from my experience.

I would do this to achieve 3.5" of lift, then a lift shackle 1.5" and shackle relocation brackets (lifts 1") to get the proper angle. that would be the cheapest way I would do it looking for good flex. should be in the 200-250$ range, pretty close to my setup and I have been very happy with it.

ericfx1984

mine flexes great... the biggest cause of flex issues with a AAL is the poor shackle angle... by the time you install the AAL, most people have close to a 90° shaclkle angle, ideally you want 45°... I built shackle relocation boxes to correct that...

Nperryman

I did a 3" zone add a leaf and I can completely stuff my rear tire, which is a 235/75/r15, up into my wheel well. My shackle angle is 90°. Aal may not be the best but it serves me good.

Gorillaxj

Nice... on my old Toyota they didn't flex at all. shackle angle was about 50-60* again, from my experience....

Bastard packs cost the same as most AAL kits and work better and last longer... its a win win IMO

ericfx1984

what's up perry? glad they are working out for you, I like my AAL

Nperryman

Hey man. You are the one that shared information and helped me out in choosing my lift a while back weren't you?