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hi am going to make my own shackles and there is one more thing i would like to know, if i want to lift it 3 inches more for example what would be the correct and total lenght of the shackles for my dai-rock to be lifted exactly 3 inches on top of the originals.

Shackles have to have twice

Shackles have to have twice the length added to them than you want to achieve in lift. Ie, to atain 3 inches of lift, you will need to add 6 inches of length to the shackel. Not a good idea, due to stability of the shackel, and the incorrect angels of springs stearing and axles.
Why not do a 3 inch body lift. Not overly much mre work to do, and end up with a fare more stable truck.

Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.

Any veiws expresed in this thread by me are purely from my own experience, and (sometimes) falible memory. Hope my comments help, but please don't take them as gospel.

Agree

Hmmm big lift in reality, might not sound much but that amount of lift does have a knock on effect for several things for a home diy'er, the front spring hangers ideally need to be lowered to compensate for the angle of the axles - diff couplings, front axles steering (camber of tyre etc) it'll run like a sack of potatoes, if you really know what ya doing then its up to you but nev has the right idea, do a bit of a body lift aswell as maybe a 2" suspension lift...

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thank you

thanks guys very much its helps a lot, now i would like to know if i add 3 inches of body lift would i be able to put in 33inch tires????????????