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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 11:34 AM
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rear shackle flip question
doing some other work in the area and was wondering if a shackle flip was possible with the oem rear bracket or if an aftermarket bracket was needed. thanks guys
 
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 12:53 PM
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use a oem front bracket and put it on the back.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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isnt the bolt pattern different though? i thought you would use the rear becasue no matter what way the bolts would line up.....just didnt know if you used an aftermarket one or not...
 
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you would have to drill holes.. Most of the time with a shackle flip, its cheap lift is why people do it.. so drilling acouple holes isnt a big deal.. Also, some times to get the shacle angle right, you have to move the mount a bit forwards anyways with the flip..
 
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I would not use aftermarket. The parts are made in China. I've had to replace several spring hangers and shackles on Ford trucks, I've always went back to Ford for the parts. I just will not use Chinese parts, if there is any way in the world to do it.

Just my two cents on the subject.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2010 | 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by hav24wheel
use a oem front bracket and put it on the back.
I assume by shackle flip you mean moving the shackle from the front of the spring to the back or vice versa? Will moving the brackets around work on the front to? Thinking that would be cheap lift and make it ride abit better up front to.
 
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i thought the 'flip' was literally taking the rear shackle and 'flipping' its orientation 180 degrees.
 
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yes a shackle flip is flipping the rear spring hanger/shackle 180 degrees and drilling new holes then bolting it to the frame, it gives you cheap lift, i'm not sure what it does to your driveshaft angle though but a bunch of people have done it with no complaints so i would assume that the driveshaft angle can't be messed up too bad
 
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Originally Posted by Gramps86
i thought the 'flip' was literally taking the rear shackle and 'flipping' its orientation 180 degrees.
yep, flips it 180
 
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hows about a cheap lift for the front end, but on a 150 so there is springs instead of leafs
 
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How much lift do you get from this? I have heard about it but didn't imagine it was much lift.
 
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4 inches about.
 
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then what do they call it when you move the shackles from one end of the spring to the other?
 
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Some times called a flip, other times called a reversal. Just depends on who u talk to.
 
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