If you notice in that picture the rear tyre has already lifted even though the rear shackles have not fully opened, I was using it to highlight that they CAN unload in certain situations.parrotveasey81 wrote:ScottieJ wrote:here is an example
the rears on that one have not open'd up that far,the front has.
imo it would almost look like that if he just had flexy suspension without that type of shackle.
the only time the whhel that has dropped with flex shackles has little to no waight on it is when its fully open'd and its starting to lift,you try and pick the wheel up with your hands when they are only half open,i bet you cant
as with all suspension setup's there is always a compromise
Like I said in my original post, a well designed set up can work however when we are talking about a leaf spring set up with no links to control axle wrap and position (like a coil set up) drop links can cause more harm than good and they will reduce the life of your leaf springs.
IMO if you are ever going to use drop shackles then it should be a 'missing link' style set up as they work better than the 'D-flex' style ones. I wouldn't think twice about installing a set of trail tough missing links with YJs as they have been proven to work well and not unload or have slop like some others do.
At the end of the day you can set up your vehicle however you want it but I personally would not use drop shackles because in my opinion the negatives outweigh the positives.
) where/how am I best to get the 2" lift i want? 
if so why not a 1" body lift or some slightly longer shackles. slightly longer shackles don't really hurt, it's when you go for really long shackles the problems start 