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Installed Wulf shackles. Used top holes. Perfect fit and truck sits level now. 22's next.f1cc222a70584774d0c9db9225bc0710.jpg97ee7e348b18ff3a0e38dd0ec9633d08.jpg

 

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mafd2
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Looks good . Spinning the shim does clear the vib. I like the looks of dropping the rear to level than raising the front.

Zach-91
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Got mine in today. Tried to install them on the higher set of holes and found that I still had about 3/4" of rake so I went ahead and went with the lower set. Also flipped around the shims just to be

19trailbossRic
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Installed those 2”  dropshackles and used the 1.5” hole. Also did airbags to stop the porpoising I was experiencing while pulling a travel trailer at highway speeds over dips. I ride it 1/2” higher th

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3 hours ago, mafd2 said:

Installed Wulf shackles. Used top holes. Perfect fit and truck sits level now. 22's next.f1cc222a70584774d0c9db9225bc0710.jpg97ee7e348b18ff3a0e38dd0ec9633d08.jpg

 

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Did you have any vibration after the shackle install? I had a little during deceleration around 20 to 30 mph. I ended up spinning the factory pinion angle shim from the thick end of the shim facing the front of the truck to the rear of the truck.

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Haven't experienced any vibration.  Shouldn't have to change the pinion angle with just a shackle drop. I can understand a 4" or 5" rear drop. Did the shim reversal help?

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2 hours ago, mafd2 said:

Haven't experienced any vibration.  Shouldn't have to change the pinion angle with just a shackle drop. I can understand a 4" or 5" rear drop. Did the shim reversal help?

I thought the same thing but once I did some research it's fairly common on the older body style. It kind of makes since. On a flip kit the rear stays at the exact same angle as before the flip. With a shackle and hanger style lowering kit the front and the rear of the springs are lifted together. Doing just a shackle just lifts the rear of the spring causing the pinion to point down. I'm sure it might not affect some trucks but could others. Heck I dont know if all the 19s have a factory installed shim like mine does. It might depend truck to truck. Flipping the shim did correct my minor vibration.

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Gotcha.  Where's the shim at?  Where the lift block was between the axle and leaf springs?

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OK thanks.  Did you have to loosen the bolt going through the leaf's or did it spin freely?  I still haven't noticed vibration but if I do I'll reverse the shim.

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I'm having a vibration when slowing down. It's the worst at 30mph. I guess I'll try and rotate the factory shim. Never had a problem on my previous trucks.

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I'm having a vibration when slowing down. It's the worst at 30mph. I guess I'll try and rotate the factory shim. Never had a problem on my previous trucks.

Yea I hear ya.  I've never had problems in the past and have put drop shackles on many trucks.  I didn't notice any vib when I installed my shackles but then later noticed the same vibration when slowing down around 30mph.  I rotated the shim and "voila"!  Cleared it up. 

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Installed those 2”  dropshackles and used the 1.5” hole. Also did airbags to stop the porpoising I was experiencing while pulling a travel trailer at highway speeds over dips. I ride it 1/2” higher than flat with around 10lbs in the bags and around 20lbs with the trailer hooked up and loaded down. 

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19trailbossRic, what brand shackles are those? Are they the ones currently on Amazon? (Black with red bushings)

 

I'm looking to go this exact route with mine, towing a car though.

I don't want to raise the front, just drop the rear level for daily driver mode.

I figured this setup would be the best solution for both daily driving and towing.

Thanks in advance.

 

-Patrick-

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You might consider stock ride height bags. I got the ones for the trail boss (2' lift) and with the drop shackle they are a bit compressed and hit the internal bump stop when flat over bumps which is why I run them with air which adds an inch of rake for a smooth ride. I did the bags first for trailering but then wanted to fix the non-trailering ride height.  Also, the "trail boss" bags actually required a 1/2" shim to make them work on the factory bump stop bracket to accommodate the total axle drop once you release the loading while on the lift.     

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On 7/8/2019 at 6:02 PM, KEEPER OF SECRETS said:

19trailbossRic, what brand shackles are those? Are they the ones currently on Amazon? (Black with red bushings)

 

I'm looking to go this exact route with mine, towing a car though.

I don't want to raise the front, just drop the rear level for daily driver mode.

I figured this setup would be the best solution for both daily driving and towing.

Thanks in advance.

 

-Patrick-

https://www.belltech.com/catalog/product/view/id/16164/s/belltech-2019-silverada-sierra-2wd-4wd-2-lowering-shackle-6416/category/165/

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I did this on my 03 Denali and my 14 SLT,  what I noticed is it made the front of the truck seem higher at first, back goes down front goes up. I liked it and people noticed it but weren’t sure what was different. Put 305/50/20’s on the Denali looked fantastic. 

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