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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 05:49 AM
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If I put stock shackles back on would this fix my problem????
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 06:40 AM
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No. Look that the relationship between the rear leaf spring eyelet bolt and the upper shackle bolt.

Ultimately, the leaf spring isn't long enough. (They get that way when you arch them so damn much)

The only way to fix this is to A) add brackets or B) replace the springs.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 07:09 AM
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Damn :/ that sucks. Really not in the cards to get the relocation bracket right now. What's the cheapest one available??
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 07:13 AM
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'round 100 bucks.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 07:53 AM
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Which do you reccomend most??
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 08:19 AM
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The brackets with the shackles that are already on the Jeep.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 09:14 AM
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Damn :/ that sucks. Really not in the cards to get the relocation bracket right now. What's the cheapest one available??
Well, technically if you replace those shackles with the stock ones it will lower your Jeep by 1.5 inches. But your shackle angle will be even worse. So if you are looking to just lower the Jeep and dont care about the geometry and and ride quality that would be the cheapest way. Dont buy RC drop brackets. They sell us a shi%#y product and then we throw more money at them to get the relocators to fix a problem that should not have existed in the first place. Get HD if anything. You could also remove one of the leafs from the leafpack to lower it a bit.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 09:44 AM
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if you can weld, you can make your own relocation brackets for like 5 bucks of steel and an hour of labor.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419
if you can weld, you can make your own relocation brackets for like 5 bucks of steel and an hour of labor.
Does anyone have build specs?
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 12:13 PM
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Not really.

Build a box that fits in your shackle 'box'. Tie that box in to the holes for the hitch and make tabs with adjustable holes for the shackles.

Like the picture of Eric's Jeep.
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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I'm just worried it will make my jeep even more raked to the front :/ true or untrue??

Sorry for all the questions
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Old Jun 26, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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No, it should lower the rear if you have the shackle angle correct.

Remove a leaf if it's still a problem.
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