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08-20-2011, 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JGary
So what y'all think if I put a 3in U bolt and block kit in the back and some 2in spacers in the front. That should be able to fit 31s right?
08-20-2011, 09:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 1plunk
That would work, but I advise against blocks, use a shackle
08-20-2011, 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by JGary
You can't put shackles in the front though, can you?
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08-20-2011, 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by JGary
You can't put shackles in the front though, can you?
08-20-2011, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by wiggles
NO! Never put a shackle in the front especially if you have one in the back too. You would have extremely bad handling and it would be very unpredictable
08-20-2011, 09:39 PM
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no you would put coil spacers in the front and shackles in the back.
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08-20-2011, 09:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeepxj1234
...How would you put shackles in the front?
08-20-2011, 09:42 PM
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08-20-2011, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by wiggles
Ya I just read your thing and thought about how he could mean like the coil, I was referring to the front of the leaf spring
08-20-2011, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeepxj1234
Ohh haha ok. That would make a lot more since. Good advice.
08-21-2011, 06:17 PM
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Keep in mind, just like using a long pry bar verus a short one, the lift blocks will increase the leverage the axle has against the leaf springs under power.
You see lift blocks on pickups, but they also fabricate or add various devices to deal with axle wrap, like a ladder bar or similar.