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lowering the rear?

2.7K views 8 replies 6 participants last post by  MTOOFAST  
#1 ·
Since the rear leaf springs are on top of the axel Could we not move them to the under side to lower the back and make it sit level? :huh:
 
#7 ·
I don't know if shackles will help much. If you look at the rear leaf eye, there isn't much more room to install a longer shackle. Maybe an inch at best.
 
#8 ·
Wow, thanks for pointing that out. Yeah, the front of the leafs MIGHT go 1/2" and the rear maybe just over an inch, which wouldn't even lower the rear a whole inch....
Hmm... what to do...
Without compressing the leafs and having a crappy ride, I guess you would have to get a whole different leaf setup. Ours doesn't even bow down that much to begin with now that I'm looking at it.
 
#9 ·
I took a drop shackle kit for a 2003 Ford F-150 Harley truck and was able to modify them to work on the back of my Titan. It only dropped it a little over an inch, but at this point I was desperate to get it a little lower. There is not musch room between the top of the shackle and the bed, so we are limited on how much we can lower the truck with just a shackle kit. I'll get some pics soon to let everyone see how it looks now. I've also got a pic before.

Mike H.