05F1504x4

I have a 2.5 leveling kit on the front of my 05 F150 4x4 and I want to raise the back 1-2 inches and keep my ride quality good. I am thinking the easiest way would just put on some lift shackles. My questions are- whats a good cheap shackle to go with? And if you have them how do you like them?

Found some on eBay made by springtech that are 1.75 lift. Anyone have these?
And found some more exspensive ones on summit but doesn't say how much lift they give.

05F1504x4

I found the one on summitracing --Western Chassis Shackle Lift Mount Kits but only says its 3 inches in width , doesn't say how much lift it will give..

beast150

You consider blocks? I got the 2.5 level and added the 3in blocks in back. Gave me another inch. Those were from ready lift. 100-120 on ebay

2007SCrew

I'm running DJM shackles - got them from DJM for 59.99 plus the ride. I can't remember if they claimed 1.5" or 2", either way it raised it about an inch. With the HBS 2.5" it was nose high, and still is a bit, but I like the stance a lot.

Sparkie04FX4

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You should go with an AAL kit. I bought mine from autoanything for 120$ after 15% off. I like it a lot, gave me 1.5" in the back and goes great with my 3" hbs. And you also get that added payload weight you can haul. Nice lil plus!

patremp

How was the install? I'm interested in getting these as well. Are you still using your stock shocks ion the rear?

2007SCrew

Not bad at all, we used air tools so it went very easy. It took us about 3 hours, but that was with plenty of Crown Royal and bsing involved - so your time may vary. I'm still using stock shocks for now and haven't noticed a big difference in ride. I will be upgrading eventually, but it might be awhile as I have more important projects than the truck.

05F1504x4

I was thinking shackles instead of leaf or blocks because I would get the height and keep the most ride quality. Would like a 1.5- 2 inch lift in the back tho

kitchenboy

I am running a set of 2" lift shackles I got off ebay on top of my 4" Rancho lift. Im not sure how much extra they gave me, but I think it was supposed to be about an inch or so. had to do a smidge of bending to get them in but all said and done you could have them in in an hour easy.

05F1504x4

Are they the red ones on ebay from springtech?