meyek91974
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- City, State
- Louisville, Kentucky - Let me no f u r nearby
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '99 Explorer 2wd Edd.B
I have a '97, 4door, 4wheel drive, saggy ass......
The BIG FKG PROBLEM is:
(A) I just spent $50 this week getting 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 10" bar stock, punching holes, bedliner coated, and #8 case hardened new bolts/nuts/flat&locking washers and then I find that the tow hitch I had to get today is in the way of a longer than factory shackle. - and money is beyond tight right now.
(B)my factory shackles are rusted beyond safe a long time ago as I realize.
(C) I sagged before having to pull a trailer and now.
The SOLUTION:
(A)could shell out $40 more (that I shouldnt spend) for Add-A-Leaf and cut my 10" new shackles shorter down to stock 7".
OR-------
HERE'S THE QUESTION:
'97 Explorers have 4 leafs sit'n under the axle; what about leaf over axle, only use 3 longest of 4 leafs, and make 6" or 5" shackles which is shorter than factory 7"?
Give me input!!! it's the weekend and I have to solve before monday
The BIG FKG PROBLEM is:
(A) I just spent $50 this week getting 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 10" bar stock, punching holes, bedliner coated, and #8 case hardened new bolts/nuts/flat&locking washers and then I find that the tow hitch I had to get today is in the way of a longer than factory shackle. - and money is beyond tight right now.
(B)my factory shackles are rusted beyond safe a long time ago as I realize.
(C) I sagged before having to pull a trailer and now.
The SOLUTION:
(A)could shell out $40 more (that I shouldnt spend) for Add-A-Leaf and cut my 10" new shackles shorter down to stock 7".
OR-------
HERE'S THE QUESTION:
'97 Explorers have 4 leafs sit'n under the axle; what about leaf over axle, only use 3 longest of 4 leafs, and make 6" or 5" shackles which is shorter than factory 7"?
Give me input!!! it's the weekend and I have to solve before monday