Here is my RC for comparison,

 

Was extra lift given to the rear after install?

 

About 3/4in once you set the stock shackle at a 45degree angle, but that will vary depending on the shackle angle you have before instalation of the brackets. Also if you use them with the stock shackles, they will hit the sides of the relocator during compresion.

 

Mine work fine with stock shackles...

 

ya i definatly want to run a longer shackle if i can without gaining the height because that will equal even more droop

 

I looked in to the Rough Country relocation shackles and right on the website they claim you get up to 1.5 inches of lift. However, it doesn't specify if that gain is with stock or their extended shackles so I assume it's 1.5 inches over whatever you have going now. One thing to consider if getting a substantial amount of lift would be to recheck the pinion angle after the install.

 

They have many mounting points so depending where you mount them you get different numbers. If your shackle angle before the relocators was at 45* and after the instal you set it at 45* then the gained lift will be different from a lift gained on a Jeep that before the relocators had the shackle vertical and after the install you set it at 45*. Thats why its impossible to say how much each one will gain. In my case my stock shackles were vertical and after I installed the relocators and set the shackle at 45 I gained almost 1 in.

 

Exactly, I gained about 3/4"

 

They technically "work" but if you set the shackle at 45 the shackles will hit the sides of the relocators as it cycles. I think that goes for all relocators , not just the RC. So you either have to use a longer shackle or cut away all of the sides of the relocator rearward of the shackle, thus making it not adjustable.

 

I run hd off road relocation boxes i run my stock shackles at 45 degrees and it doesnt hit at all

 

I just looked at the pic of HDs. Looks like they have way less of a side below where the shackle mounting holes are.

 

Hd off road shackle

 

Isn't the whole point of the shackle relocators to change the angle? If you had a 45 degree angle you wouldn't need these but I see what point you're trying to make. I think leaf spring stiffness will also play a major factor in the amount of lift you'd get too. It's funny that they would advertise a 1.5 inch lift and recommend 1.5" spacers to level out the front. If you only got 1/2 inch or 3/4 inch lift, then your Jeep wouldn't sit correctly following their instructions. I would say do the relocators then measure for adjusting the front.


** You guys that have the RC's in now, how do you like the ride? Any stiffer feeling or bouncing at all?

 

This thread has thoroughly confused me!! I'm looking for more rear flex with the smallest amount of lift.

 

Of course if the angle was at 45 to begin with you would not need them in the first place. But someone in that situation might still want them to gain some lift. I was just trying to paint a picture here.

Also I have the RC. They did improve the ride compared to before the install. But my shackle was vertical due to their leaves being too short.