I used shackles and hangers to do 3 in the rear. The front leaf spring
mount (shackle, i think) was lowered 1 inch and the rear leaf mount (hanger,
i think) was used for the remaining 2". I might have the shackle and hanger
mixed up, but there is one piece that will do just one inch. Much better
than blocks.
I used western chassis for my lowering. I used a torch (be extremely
careful around the gas tank) to cut the original mounting "rivets" off and
then used the bolts that came with the kit to attach the new hangers and
shackles.
Gregg
92 V6 CC
""Jeff Durling"" <jdurling@directvinternet.com> wrote in message
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of
> B1LLYW@aol.com
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 1:30 PM
> To: dml@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: Lowering Rear 1" - Update
>
>
> I had posted a week or so ago about lowering my '95 1" in the rear to
> level
> it out. I'm going to run shorter tires and I wanted to decrease the
> space
> between the tire and the wheel well. Anyway, I just got off the phone
> with
> sportruckdirect.com.
>
> Rather than lowering blocks, the guy recommended adjustable shackle
> mounts,
> particularly in a higher horsepower application. You can adjust them
> for 1"
> or 2" of drop. No problems with pinion angle and with only 1" of drop,
> my
> shocks should be fine. They're from Western Chassis and they are
> $69.95. I
> think someone may have mentioned these in one of the responses I got so
> thank
> you.
>
> Bill White - http://www.bionicdodge.com
>
> '02 Dakota QC 4x4, SLT +, 4.7, 5 spd, 3.92 LSD
> '95 Dakota CC 4x2, SLT, 318, 5 spd, 3.55 LSD
>
> I wanted to go that route myself but when I looked into the shackles the
> only company that made them for the Gen II Dakotas was Western Chassis.
> This is not a bad thing but the problem I found is that they only adjust
> 2" to 3" and they would do just an inch. Were they able to confirm that
> they can just go an inch. I would be very interested if they could. It
> kind of bummed me out at the time since most of the other shackle kits
> out there for the more "popular" trucks were able to do just an inch.
>
> Jeff Durling
>
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