rear leaf questions

[colson12]

So my 93 ranger has a 6in lift and was in it when i got the truck and dont know what brand or what the guy did before i got it. So while i was out in the woods i was getting little to no flex/wheel travel in the rear. I've been looking all over for what I should do for more flex in the rear. It does have the stock shakles. i was wondering would just adding an extended shackle give me more flex or should i start thinking about a hanger flip with new leafs. any suggestions or info would help alot. and i have seen the tech library and was wondering if there was any other options. thanks

 

[4x4junkie]

Extended shackles should make a definite improvement (primarily on droop).
Do you know if what you have are full-replacement lift springs? Or do they have add-a-leafs in them? If the latter, maybe the AAL has made them excessively stiff (some are almost like sticking an overload leaf in the middle of the pack, which distorts all the rest of the leaves).

 

[colson12]

looks like full replacements. but the bottom leaf in the pack sometimes tends to pivot sideways so it makes me think there is something definitely wrong with my rear end anyways

 

[4x4junkie]

looks like full replacements. but the bottom leaf in the pack sometimes tends to pivot sideways so it makes me think there is something definitely wrong with my rear end anyways

That's pretty common on Skyjacker leafs (maybe that's what yours are)

With extended shackles the SJ leafs do flex pretty good.

Crooked overload leaf fix on this page:
http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/Mar04/offroad.htm