Yeah. Just been doing some research on the flip kits and the old threads came up in a Google search. Saw some misconceptions being talked about and though they are old threads figured I'd shed some light on them. And I've asked a couple questions in them as well.

 

That's what they are there for. No issue with bringing them back up for questions. Actually better than posting a new thread about something that has been covered before. Just don't go and try to start an argument in one. Nothing but bashing will occur.

I'm also considering a shackle flip to get rid of my poorly done add a leafs that create my 4 inches of lift. They look old and the pack is starting to shift and come apart. Also think new coils are in need up front. I just don't want to put the flip kit in and find that my front won't be nearly as high...

 

dont flip kits make the suspension weaker and are not designed for trucks that still haul heavy stuff?

 

Not necessarily. A kit that is built with good quality should be able to withstand what the truck is rated for. I think a company would be foolish to release a product for a specific application that can't withstand the load that the truck is originally rated for.

 

Any lift will tend to make a truck less stable. There's more distance between the truck's center of gravity and the ground so the truck effectively has a longer lever and can more easily sway.

That said, a shackle flip probably is better than some lift methods as far as stability is concerned (lift blocks are probably the worst). But with flipped shackles the shackles themselves are less stable.

Think about how the shackles would work if they were made out of hacksaw blades. In the normal Ford truck position the springs would be pulling on the thin metal, keeping it straight. If you flip the shackle the spring would be pushing against it and the thin steel of a hacksaw blade would buckle.

Of course shackles aren't made of hacksaw blades and they won't easily buckle when flipped. But they will buckle more easily flipped than in the normal position. Is this significant? Probably not in most cases, but if you're really pushing things it might be.

 

Hence the reason Sky sells beefed up shackles. If I get around to doing this, I m going with new ones....

 

Did anyone ever do this? I'm really stumped on mine and I want to go higher. I have the PMF 3.5" kit up front (or maybe it's a 3" kit I can't remember). I also put SD springs on it, it's a non super duty 94 F350. So I gained about 3" up front. I gained about 1.5" in the rear with a 5" lift block, also from PMF, and SD springs.

I want to go up another 3-4" in front, and have it be level and possibly eliminate the blocks in the back, but I don't know how to go about doing it. Sky has a 4.5" and a 6" Rear Shackle Flip Kit now.

Which one to use is the question.

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

I used RuffStuffs flip kit in my bronco. VERY nice piece and priced right. Also it is a new shackle to take the weight of the truck sitting on them. The pinion angle is right on as well. The ONLY thing is you have to drill new holes in the frame to mount them. They are a universal design. Belive it or not, it also made the bronco ride better by taking the 4" block out and putting the flip kit in

 

So in theory Brad, by putting that in, and removing the block it puts you at the same height as it was originally, correct? So if I wanted it to go higher, I could just add a lift spring, or add a leaf or something like that. Am I on the right track?

Thanks for the pics btw. The shackles look well built. How did you figure out where to drill the new holes at? Do you install the back, and then the spring and put the shackle on the spring and just hoist it up there and mark the spots and match the other side? Or does it tell you in the instructions where to do it?

 

My bronco is lifted 6"

SO I removed the 4" block from the rear and put these in.(retained the factory bronc wedge block)
NO instructions what so ever.
It is trial and error. What I did was tack weld them and set the truck on the ground. I didn't like it so I found the welds of and tacked them in a different spot.

I liked it, so I make the holes, ground the welds off and drilled holes, painted and bolted in place