Front leveling = Rear sagging???

[Ipedog]

Hey all -

In this thread people have been talking about leveling the H3 and getting lift from the front via a t-bar crank. Way back when people were talking about how they didn't like the "stink-bug" look that the stock set up had.

Just like many of you, I have done a t-bar crank (2.5 turns) and am happy with the results. I may go another full turn soon for more clearance up front. I don't really care if the thing "looks" level. What I care about is ground clearance.

The t-bar crank can be done to give you an additional inch or more of clearance and is simple and esentially free. No one seems to be coming out with suspension lifts and when they do they are going to be big big money.
Soooo, let me ask you this: What about shackle extensions for the rear? The rear of the truck already has shackles stock:



Why not get, or fabricate some, that are longer? This could give us an inch or more of rear lift for a relatively small investment.

Am I barking up the wrong tree? Is this something that we have discussed before and dismissed? I did a search but didn't find much of anything. So what are your thought folks? What am I missing? Should we our shouldn't we? Inquiring minds want to know!

[HummBebe]

Might as well do a spring-over conversion yes??

[Sewie]

Yeah, the clearance issues in the back are mostly from the shackles themselves.

[Ipedog]

Originally Posted by Sewie

Yeah, the clearance issues in the back are mostly from the shackles themselves.

Hmmm... I hadn't noticed that here on the East coast. Maybe with the BIG slabs in Moab and the Rubicon...

[Sewie]

Originally Posted by Ipedog

Hmmm... I hadn't noticed that here on the East coast. Maybe with the BIG slabs in Moab and the Rubicon...

The hangers in front of the rear wheels are the real problem. We were hitting those all weekend.

[Ipedog]

Originally Posted by Sewie

The hangers in front of the rear wheels are the real problem. We were hitting those all weekend.

Yeah... I've got LOTS of scars on them.

I just re-viewed Bully13's Rubi 2006 vid to try to see where you were getting hung up in the a$$ end. It looks like when you were coming down off the slabs you were coming down onto the leaf springs, muffler, trailer hitch, and the bumper itself. Currently the shackles are above the line of the bumper so I can't see how they would be a big issue.

Oh, how did your mufflers survive coming down off the slabs with all the vehicle weight on them?

[Ipedog]

Originally Posted by HummBebe

Might as well do a spring-over conversion yes??

I guess that could be an option.

Unless I'm way off wouldn't new shackles, and maybe new shocks, installed be about 300-500 dollars and a spring over conversion about 3 to 5 thousand dollars?!