lowering shackle question
01-20-2011, 05:38 PM
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lowering shackle question
I put belltech 2" lowering shackles on today. they barely brought the rear down at all. Only shackles were installed, not hangers. I was looking for a subtle drop, nothing drastic that's why I went this route. Anyone else have this experience?
01-20-2011, 07:52 PM
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I think maybe an inch. I forgot to measure from the ground. I think I'll prolly put the stockers back on when I order my caltracks with the axle flipped. That should kill 2 birds with one stone.
01-20-2011, 11:06 PM
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Just had this same issue yesterday !'05 ccsb 4wd.....I had already pulled my rear 2" blocks & adjusted the front torsion bars to lower the front 1" to level.
Well it was not enuf so I ordered Belltec 2" drop shackles & 2" drop torsion keys......when I put on the 2" drop shackles on the back only came down 1/2 " on one side 1 1/4 " on the other side & for 3 hrs I went crazy tryin to figure out what changed ...it was level before & should have come down 2" rt ?
A fellow gearhead told me to go & play with the torsion bar bolts [with the drop in the back it changes the pressure on the torsion bars]...BAM after taking some pressure off of the bars it sat almost level on all 4 crnrs. Once I get the drop torsion keys in & relevel all should be good & I got to keep my overload springs for towing & my ride is still very good with Belltec Street Perf. shocks.
Well it was not enuf so I ordered Belltec 2" drop shackles & 2" drop torsion keys......when I put on the 2" drop shackles on the back only came down 1/2 " on one side 1 1/4 " on the other side & for 3 hrs I went crazy tryin to figure out what changed ...it was level before & should have come down 2" rt ?
A fellow gearhead told me to go & play with the torsion bar bolts [with the drop in the back it changes the pressure on the torsion bars]...BAM after taking some pressure off of the bars it sat almost level on all 4 crnrs. Once I get the drop torsion keys in & relevel all should be good & I got to keep my overload springs for towing & my ride is still very good with Belltec Street Perf. shocks.
01-21-2011, 10:01 AM
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glad to hear you leveled out Wantsum410. My truck is 2wd so no torsion tomfoolery for me. I put hotchkis 2" drop coil springs up front which brought the front down nicely. The shackles are hardly noticeable.
01-21-2011, 12:32 PM
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Did you torque the bolts down while the suspension was hanging or after the truck was back on the ground?