2" drop hanger for B2's

[CopyKat]

i really dont understand the shackle flip, dont that just lower your truck?

it would if it were all stock, but in copykats case with them being extended down and his set up it will lift a little

Using stock springs a shackle flip will lower about 3". The springs I am using are not stock and they give me about 3" of lift with the flip. No blocks. So on a stock setup B2 I would get about 5.5-6" lift with the springs, alone.

The new brackets drop the shackle pivot 2". This should give me about 1" of height back to get the truck closer to level. I've got about 3.5-4" up front and I'm about 2.5-3" out back.

Can you follow that?

If I had more arc to the springs I would do a spring under setup. Maybe I'll get a G50 pack from deaver and I should be able to get it done.

Now if I was to get a different leaf pack and be too tall out back I would have the option to get an extended shackle to lower the truck back down. I've got 2" extra room to play with.

 

[Boggin]

ooook i get it , so if u flipped your shackles back to stock now your truck would look like a dragster? {the back would be up higher}

 

[CopyKat]

ooook i get it , so if u flipped your shackles back to stock now your truck would look like a dragster? {the back would be up higher}

Yes I would have about 6" of lift out back and only 3.5 up front.

 

[Boggin]

ok thanks alot joel

 

[CopyKat]

I'll tell you right now that there was a big difference in handling when I did the shackle flip. I don't understand why Ford wouldn't have done it right from the begining.

 

[Boggin]

does it flex any better?

 

[CopyKat]

does it flex any better?

I get more travel than stock and flex is still there. I don't have any flex pics but this weekend I should.

 

[CopyKat]

 

[Boggin]

the BroncoIV is the little tikes red car in the background right?

 

[CopyKat]

Nope. But that car has seen more mud than my truck has. We shall call it Booger.

After driving it to work today I noticed that alot of body lean has been removed. Travel has increased. I've yet to flex it but I don't see it being an issue.

 

[Boggin]

After driving it to work today I noticed that alot of body lean has been removed. Travel has increased. I've yet to flex it but I don't see it being an issue.

and by 'it' we mean booger, right?

seriously though, if i ever come across a set of 6" springs or around there i would deffinetly do it and just get some coil spacers up front to match with my 2" skyjacker coils

 

[CopyKat]

I wanted to do the shackle flip right from the get go, when i built the truck. I never did because i could never get a clear answer to why it was done, or how it would perform.

I know first hand now what it does and I recomend it

 

[CopyKat]

does it flex any better?

It does OK. It's got way more in it.

 

[CopyKat]

It does OK. It's got way more in it.

Just for reference the shackle can go all the way flat like this.

 

[Boggin]

nice i really like it