One more thing. I just talked with a buddy who said he had a shackle lift, but it was for a ch**Y and his truck swerved and swayed pretty bad when he drove. Didn't say if it was a reversal though, and it probably had something to do with the type of truck but how have your trucks handled after doing the lift, especially at higher speeds?

Alright two more things, how did you guys deal with the driveline angles? Ivanribic, I saw your pics of what you did to your front axle. Was that easy in comparison to lowering the tranny cross member?

 

My truck handles pretty much the same now as it did before the lift. This is despite the fact that I've removed the sway bars. I take corners a bit slower but that's to be expected when you sit this high. Shackle flip should not make the truck handle different at speed though you MAY feel a bit more roll when you take corners. This will largely depend on the springs. Worn springs could cause this.

The shackle flip corrected my rear driveline angle automatically because as you bring the back of the spring down you point the pinion up (at the T-case). The work I did on my front axle to get the pinion up and correct caster was by far the worst project I've ever had to deal with. It's much tougher and much more involved than something like a crossmember mod. However now that I've done it once and know the tricks it wouldn't be too bad. If you want more info on it go to the offroad forum and look at the first page or two for a thread titled "Dana 60 Project". I detailed the procedure there.

Btw, how many inches lift are you looking for (total)? I can tell you that you won't need to do that to your axle with a 6" lift.

 

I want about 12. I've had the 6" for about a year and the springs are still fairly stiff, not as soft as they claim for the "softride" skyjacker. I have a 3" body so about 3" more for a total of 9" of suspension. I also removed the sway bars too and life got much sweeter. I have the NP 203 so I have to deal with both drivelines moving. My truck will shimmy pretty bad when I am cruising between 20 and 30 mph. I think it is the front driveline cause it is so much shorter. I'm still trying to problem solve this but will most likely lower the crossmember.

Also, I was looking at your crossover steering and needed some help. I have the drop pitman arm and the droplink which comes from the power steering box and connects to the (I don't know it's name) but the steering arm on the driver side of the truck. On your crossover, I do not see how the plate that you bought off of ebay attaches to turn the wheels. Does your truck have that "steering arm" on the driver side and how do you solve that with the crossover.

When I figure out how to post pictures, I will set up a gallery. Thanks

 

3" more lift will be no problem. I'd guess (wild guess here) that your vibration is caused by incorrect driveline angles, most likely at the pinions. Do you have a CV on your front driveshaft?

The steering arm that you'll use in crossover steering bolts to the top of your knuckle. On my Dana 60 there's 4 bolts in a square pattern. You probably have a D44 up front so it'll look different but still uses the same principle. I think your axle will have 3 bolts. You'll want an arm that looks something like this:



I chopped my stock steering arm off with a sawzall, the one on the driver's side.

 

So, unfortunately, mine has the 3 bolt pattern but on the passenger side there is not holes to bolt that type of plate on. Do I drill holes or how do I attach it to the passenger side?

 

I'd have to see a picture of the passenger's side knuckle to see what you're talking about. Do you know what front axle you have?

 

I put a picture of the c.v. joint in my suspension gallery.

 

I originally thought I had the D60 since my truck is the camper special, still not sure what that means, and it has a GVW at 8400#. Somebody on here told me that meant it was D60. I posted two pictures in my gallery looking down onto the knuckles. One from the driver side, looking at the steering arm and one of the passenger. If you need more pics let me know. I am slowly figuring out how to use this forum.

 

You have a D44, not a D60. I'm not sure about that axle not having bolt holes on the passenger's side knuckle. I'll try to do a little research and see if I can find some info. I just don't have much experience with the smaller axles.

 

Strange, a 8400# title for a reg cab should have a Dana 60 under the front. But it's more than 25 years old so who knows ? Your knuckle will have to be modified to go with crossover.

 

It's also possible someone swapped it out with a D44 to keep the 1 ton junk for themselves. Not that I'd ever do anything like that.