Shocks and rear sway bar question?

[mercuryman97]

i have a 1997 mercury mountaineer with 2.5"TT and 3"shackles with 31x10.5x15 dunlop mud rovers mounted on 15x8 wheels and i was wondering if using the stock shocks is safe or do i need to buy extended lenght shocks?
*If i remove the rear sway bar what are the advantages and what are the cons?

 

[Robb]

You should be fine with your stock length shocks.

Removing Sway Bar:
Pro: more flex in the rear
Con: can make the rear more unstable during cornering (although I, and many others, didn't notice any difference after it was removed)

edit: when you say "3" shackles," do you mean the shackle holes are 3" farther apart, or they are actually 3" lift shackles?

 

[mercuryman97]

they are 3 inch lift shackles but i only got like 2 3/4 inch lift out of them

 

[bmxking5]

Pros and cons are just what Robb said. I have my rear sway bar totally removed and I didn't notice a single bit of difference. This could be b/c I have AAL in the rear instead of shackles, so they stiffened the rear a bit more, but IDK for sure if it would have made a difference.
BTW-What kind of shackles are these that gave you that much lift?

 

[mercuryman97]

They are just generic brand adjustable from 1",2",and 3" lift...i got them from pep boys for around 20 dollars and so far they have held up really good...