Chevy Drop Shackles

[ftpiercecracker1]

You and me both brother.   :(

[mpace6a]

With the comancheclub discount new mt springs are $410. Without they're $456

[ftpiercecracker1]

What do you do to get that and how do you enter it?

 

BTW do we have a list of all the retailers that offer CC members a discount?

 

:hijack:

[92tanMJ]

I'm getting the 4.5" lift springs from HC :brows:  ...when I have money. :peek:

[Bornindesert]

You basically have to call them at General Springs and ask to speak with Joe. He knows about the CC discount and can take the order if you decide to buy.

[ftpiercecracker1]

You basically have to call them at General Springs and ask to speak with Joe. He knows about the CC discount and can take the order if you decide to buy.

 

 

Ah, got it.  ;)

[mpace6a]

You basically have to call them at General Springs and ask to speak with Joe. He knows about the CC discount and can take the order if you decide to buy.

Or just order online and type "comancheclub" in the coupon box. 10% off!

[Blue88Comanche]

 

You basically have to call them at General Springs and ask to speak with Joe. He knows about the CC discount and can take the order if you decide to buy.

Or just order online and type "comancheclub" in the coupon box. 10% off!

I know that works for Hell Creek, not sure about general springs.

 

 

I have the Hell Creek MT Springs and I like them

[Bornindesert]

It's great to see Hells Creek producing springs again. Last year when I ordered they were in some translation and you couldn't get them at all. That said, I'm happy with the General Springs MTs, they were very easy to deal with and they shipped out same day. Either way, now we have some options if you opt for leaf spring replacements.

[Rubikahn]

Reviving an old thread. Bought some General Spring MT leafs for my long bed. I wanted to add the Chevy drop shackles when I swap out my old MT leafs. Do these look like the right ones? From the original pic in this thread they look the same to me other than the different colored bushing. 

[watchamakalit]

They look right according to the picture.  Does the Amazon description say what they are supposed to fit?

[coheed]

I have the Belltech's on my truck. They fit fine. Got 1.5" over stock but my leafs are very worn out.

[watchamakalit]

2 minutes ago, coheed said:

I have the Belltech's on my truck. They fit fine. Got 1.5" over stock but my leafs are very worn out.

Condition of the leaves shouldnt effect shackle lift gains. The springs will be the same worn out springs before and after a shackle change. Easiest way to see what a shackle lift will net is to measure the length of the new shackle. Measure the old shackle. Then subtract the old from new. Divide the results by 2. This will give you real world numbers for a shackle lift.

 

Example: numbers are made up for example

 

Factory shackle- 4"eye to eye

New shackle- 6.5" eye to eye

 

6.5" - 4" = 2.5"

 

2.5" ÷ 2 = 1.25"

 

So a 2.5" length difference in shackles will lift the truck 1.25"

 

Hope this helps someone.

[coheed]

1 minute ago, watchamakalit said:

Condition of the leaves shouldnt effect shackle lift gains. The springs will be the same worn out springs before and after a shackle change. Easiest way to see what a shackle lift will net is to measure the length of the new shackle. Measure the old shackle. Then subtract the old from new. Divide the results by 2. This will give you real world numbers for a shackle lift.

 

Example: numbers are made up for example

 

Factory shackle- 4"eye to eye

New shackle- 6.5" eye to eye

 

6.5" - 4" = 2.5"

 

2.5" ÷ 2 = 1.25"

 

So a 2.5" length difference in shackles will lift the truck 1.25"

 

Hope this helps someone.

That's why I said over stock, not over what it was before the shackles.

[Jesse J]

39 minutes ago, watchamakalit said:

Condition of the leaves shouldnt effect shackle lift gains. The springs will be the same worn out springs before and after a shackle change. Easiest way to see what a shackle lift will net is to measure the length of the new shackle. Measure the old shackle. Then subtract the old from new. Divide the results by 2. This will give you real world numbers for a shackle lift.

 

Example: numbers are made up for example

 

Factory shackle- 4"eye to eye

New shackle- 6.5" eye to eye

 

6.5" - 4" = 2.5"

 

2.5" ÷ 2 = 1.25"

 

So a 2.5" length difference in shackles will lift the truck 1.25"

 

Hope this helps someone.

why /2?

[Rubikahn]

2 hours ago, watchamakalit said:

They look right according to the picture.  Does the Amazon description say what they are supposed to fit?

Not much of a description tbh of the product. Found this in the Q&A section though. 

[Rubikahn]

46 minutes ago, watchamakalit said:

Condition of the leaves shouldnt effect shackle lift gains. The springs will be the same worn out springs before and after a shackle change. Easiest way to see what a shackle lift will net is to measure the length of the new shackle. Measure the old shackle. Then subtract the old from new. Divide the results by 2. This will give you real world numbers for a shackle lift.

 

Example: numbers are made up for example

 

Factory shackle- 4"eye to eye

New shackle- 6.5" eye to eye

 

6.5" - 4" = 2.5"

 

2.5" ÷ 2 = 1.25"

 

So a 2.5" length difference in shackles will lift the truck 1.25"

 

Hope this helps someone.

👍

 

55 minutes ago, coheed said:

I have the Belltech's on my truck. They fit fine. Got 1.5" over stock but my leafs are very worn out.

👍

[watchamakalit]

6 hours ago, Jesse J said:

why /2?

It only changes the distance between the spring and frame on one end. The other end of the spring stays mounted in the same place. Therefore you only gain half the height. Your lengthening one side of a triangle. Not both sides of a rectangle.

[thousender]

What happens if you use oem size chevy shackles? Are they too long or does the chevy use a different setup?

[watchamakalit]

Chevy droop shackles will give you a small lift so I would assume stock chevys would either maintain ride height or lower it. However there may be other issues with this route such as bolt or spring clearance.

[Parei_doll_ia]

I did some research on this for my truck, and did some trig to get better numbers. Dividing by 2 is just a good approximation because the frame and spring lengths are similar and much longer than the shackle. I really only did it to check the shackle angles. You would need to know the eye to eye length of the stock Chevy shackles to figure out the lift. I found the Belltech length in a Q&A on Summit's website, so that one depends on how accurate whoever answered the question was.

[thousender]

Hi all,

 

Sorry to revive an old topic, but I was looking at lift options for the rear of my comanche and found this set of belltech shackles. They say their 13" long. If that is true, and comanche shackles are 8.5" long, does this mean you would gain 2.25" of lift. So far I've only been able to find shackles that will net me 1.5" of lift and I'm looking for around 2". So this seems too good to be true. Does anybody have any actual experience with these and are there any other options for 2" of lift other than add a leafs.

 

https://www.belltech.com/belltech-2-or-3-quot-drop-leaf-spring-shackle-6401.html

[MiNi Beast]

2 hours ago, thousender said:

Hi all,

 

Sorry to revive an old topic, but I was looking at lift options for the rear of my comanche and found this set of belltech shackles. They say their 13" long. If that is true, and comanche shackles are 8.5" long, does this mean you would gain 2.25" of lift. So far I've only been able to find shackles that will net me 1.5" of lift and I'm looking for around 2". So this seems too good to be true. Does anybody have any actual experience with these and are there any other options for 2" of lift other than add a leafs.

 

https://www.belltech.com/belltech-2-or-3-quot-drop-leaf-spring-shackle-6401.html

Yeah those would work. Generally an add a leaf is preferred for hauling capacity and less chance of inverted shackle.  

[Pete M]

aren't MJ shackles more like 5" long eye to eye? 

 

are we sure it's the belltech shackle that is 13" long, or is that the size of the box it comes in?  because the width and height of the shackle isn't both 5" but that's what is listed. 

[thousender]

2 hours ago, Pete M said:

aren't MJ shackles more like 5" long eye to eye?

I was measuring the overall length

 

2 hours ago, Pete M said:

are we sure it's the belltech shackle that is 13" long, or is that the size of the box it comes in?  because the width and height of the shackle isn't both 5" but that's what is listed. 

Thats what I was concerned about. Does anyone know for sure the length or have one they could measure?