block or shackle?

bcmaxx · May 30, 2008

Just ordered re 4.5 inch rear springs ($280-good price??) to replace my bastard packs and 3 inch blocks :scared: . I think another inch will be require to level it after, is a one inch block okay or should I go with a 1 inch shackle?

Bent · May 30, 2008

You may not need to worry about it. RE leafs tend to net more than stated. Shackles will allow more room for the springs to flatten out (flex), though. So in your case the longer shackle would work better than the block.

justin_502 · May 31, 2008

Where did you find them at that price at? I want lol

Wounded XJ · May 31, 2008

Shackles

Thumpersdriver · May 31, 2008

Shackles certainly. Blocks never, IMO.

jdxj · May 31, 2008

Thumpersdriver said:
Shackles certainly. Blocks never, IMO.

Yep

NO BLOCKS:doh: BLOCKS BADhasta

XJ runner · May 31, 2008

As everyone has said, NO BLOCKS haha. Shackles are much better..

asp · May 31, 2008

there's gotta be about 20 threads on this that all say the same thing. even wrt to the RE leaf packs netting more lift than they say. you'll even learn that after long term heavy use, they tend to sag some. use the search next time.

99xj4x4 · May 31, 2008

Shackles!

If you must go blocks get steal and tack weld them in.

bcmaxx · May 31, 2008

asp387 said:
you'll even learn that after long term heavy use, they tend to sag some.

What? springs sag over time??

yossarian19 · May 31, 2008

bcmaxx said:
What? springs sag over time??

...yes

RE normally starts 1 - 1.5" higher and saggs to about the advertised height.

Go with greasable shackles over blocks.

bcmaxx · May 31, 2008

yossarian19 said:
...yes

RE normally starts 1 - 1.5" higher and saggs to about the advertised height.

Go with greasable shackles over blocks.

yup going with shackles, my last set of leafs sagged almost 2 inches over a couple years.

garr · May 31, 2008

Shackle!
I would only use blocks as a last resort & only to level out the rig, up to 1" MAX..

yossarian19 · May 31, 2008

Blocks + a really solid traction bar aren't the end of the world, but there are better solutions to a "insufficient lift" sort of problem...

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