ARareBreed Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Can anybody shed some light on if it's a bad idea to use a Cherokee rear shackle (which is shorter than the MJ shackle) on a SOA lift. I want the ground clearance of SOA but not digging the potential of 6" of lift. Resarch has shown me there is a potential of "shackle invert" if I run the shorter shackle. I'm putting in a Ford 8.8 with RuffStuffSpecialties leaf spring kit. My leafs are 2wd. Any insight would be great, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroNautical Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I had a tight budget when I did my 4wd swap, so I put my SOA 8.25 in and used XJ shackles to lower it some to make the forward slant more bearable on stock front suspension. My pinion angle was off with them on, but that can be fixed with shims. They lowered me about 1.5 inches. I don't know about shackle invert, but it worked fine for me the short time I had them on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 XJ shackles are shorter than MJ shackles, but because of geometry of leaf springs, they only lower the truck half of the difference between the 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-man930 Posted June 29, 2016 Share Posted June 29, 2016 I too am looking for the least amount of lift possible out of a SOA conversion. More real world experiences with this "shackle invert" problem please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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