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Old 02-11-2005, 08:01 PM
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Default so, i can't lower my truck with a shackle/hanger set
i have the hangers that are under the frame..... so i can't lower it with hangers...... now what do i do? Hotchkiss my only choice? i've decided on the 2/4 drop, that's the look i want.
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Old 02-11-2005, 08:03 PM
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why would a shackle and hanger kit not work?????? I had one on mine.
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Old 02-12-2005, 01:06 AM
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in '03 they started using different hangers on some models that bolt directly under the frame... giving no room to go up.
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Old 02-12-2005, 02:23 AM
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Go with a 4" drop leaf....

IF would probobly ride better than a S/H kit anyway.
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it wouldn't ride better but it would handle better.
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Yes, a drop leaf is going to be way stiffer than stock. I dont understand the hanger bolting directly under the frame....I have an 03 and its just like the older trucks.....any pics of this new style hanger?
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My '04 had the "new style" hangers and I dropped it 4"
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um, the hangers go in the back of the truck.
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I dropped mine with shackles or hangers ... dunno which, but it worked. Bolted right up to the rear of the spring.
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um, the hangers go in the back of the truck.

No, that's the shackle.
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