« on: Jul 09, 2015, 07:19:25 PM »
Do you want more flex in the front or rear? My 85 had a 3.5 inch Pro Comp with blocks in the rear and 32x11.50 tires. I went to 33x12.50 tires with a 4.5 Superlift with rear lift springs. The front springs flexed great in both scenarios and the rear did on with blocks and OEM springs. The rear has zero travel with the 4.5 arched rear springs.
Long shackles in the front rotates your differential down and can cause both bad driveline angles and steering geometry issues. Pickups don't flex well in the rear because they don't have much weight and it sounds like you shackle angle stinks.
You could try shorter shackles in the rear to match the front height and improve the shackle angle a bit.
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