How to lower the rear 1.5-2 inches?

[Ricky8227]

Best way to lower the rear a couple inches? Remove a leaf? If so which is the best one to remove? The front is lifted about 6 inches and the rear looks to be like 8. 

[Salvagedcircuit]

Change the rear leaf shackle to the one from an XJ. I believe that's the easiest way. It's like $35 for a set from moog and they lower your rear a little bit.

[Eagle_SX4]

Start by getting some shorter shackles. Those appear to be longer than factory. The factory ones are 4 3/8 eye to eye.

 

Not sure what springs those are but the Comanche never came with 6 leafs. Pulling a leaf would lower it.

[89 MJ]

Well, I was going to say that you should swap to an XJ shackle and pull a leaf, but they beat me to it. I agree, you’ve definitely got some sort of custom leaf pack. 

[ghetdjc320]

I’d pull the bottom two leaves and some regular MJ shackles. Bet that will get you close

[Pete M]

too many leafs.  can you snap a photo of the underside showing the tips of all the leafs?

[Ricky8227]

Thanks guys I appreciate it. I was reading on other forms and people said that the xj shackles messed with the pinion angle and caused vibes? Would it just be better to remove bottom 2 leafs and get mj shackles or maybe get a set of adjustable shackles and leave the leafs in? 

[Ricky8227]

Here’s a pic of the leaves from the bottom 

[fiatslug87]

Yeah, those are not MJ leaves, MJ  leaves do not have those angled ends.

[Pete M]

any change to the operating angle of the driveshaft ujoints can cause vibes.  if they are old, I'd replace them too. 

[89 MJ]

18 minutes ago, Ricky8227 said:

Thanks guys I appreciate it. I was reading on other forms and people said that the xj shackles messed with the pinion angle and caused vibes? Would it just be better to remove bottom 2 leafs and get mj shackles or maybe get a set of adjustable shackles and leave the leafs in? 

It's really hard to say with out knowing how your truck is set up. It could be that the pinion angle is already not correct and maybe an XJ shackle would correct it. I'd steer clear of adjustable shackles. To me, they seem flimsy would have a lot of side to side deflection.

[ghetdjc320]

Looks like a custom pack. No overload springs and all the leaves are about the same thickness. Good spring recipe