Ok, I ordered four shackles. 2" lift. I might drill a new set of holes for less lift, I'll figure that out later.
Also ordered four General Grabber AT2's 235 75 15. Pretty good price from Wal mart.

Now to find shocks that will work. Anybody know napa numbers for longer soft shocks?
Gonna search some more.

Ps. Tire man , I pm'ed you about your calmini lift. I'm still interested.

It's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it!!!

The 2" shackles will only net 1" of lift.  You'll be able to keep your stock shocks.

i put the shackles on tonight.  wow, and yall call the shackle reverse "FANGS"  these shackles hang down the extra four inches.  i dont mind, but i can't imagine why i did this instead of the shackle reverse kit.  

still needing shock numbers.

i had to take the sway bar off and it won't go back on with the longer shackles.  im gonna fab some brackets to make it work unless any one can recommend a fix.

cant wait to get my tires!!!

Wow.  Those look like they are longer than 2" longer than stock.  More like 3". (ok, I just saw where you said that they were 4" longer than stock.)

I also never put a shackle longer than 1" on the front.  

Shackle reverse does not hang that far down. I also moved the front axle forward an inch. Let me know what you decide. I will be taking it off this week and selling it next. Its new with less than a hundred miles. Got new cooper stt 31" muds as well. Still have "nubbys" on them. Laters -KB-

Shackle reverse does not hang that far down. I also moved the front axle forward an inch. Let me know what you decide. I will be taking it off this week and selling it next. Its new with less than a hundred miles. Got new cooper stt 31" muds as well. Still have "nubbys" on them. Laters -KB-

Yes, the shackle reverse hangs down about the equivalent of a 2" shackle.  He really needs to get rid of those 4" longer shackles.

The shackle reverse would have been a much better option than those

The shackle reverse would have been a much better option than those

Agreed.  If he wanted a shackle lift to fit 235/75 tires, he should have stuck to 1" longer shackles.

These shackles were cheap. I can drill new holes where ever I need to. (and cut em off)

My tires came in today. Looking forward to a test drive.

I will probably end up getting the shackle reverse kit .I don't think I will be happy if I lower it an inch by shortening the shackles.

You only need to lift it enough to clear the tires.  With that long of shackle, you're definitely going to have some wandering issues on the road.  You will quickly find out if you need to rebuild the front end due to rusty king pin bearings/knuckle seals.

Without addressing the backspacing issue on the 235's, you will probably have rubbing issues on full lock turn on the springs. Also IMHO without gears you will have major power drop on hills and will put a lot of extra strain on your clutch. Get 410:1 T-case gears and be happy. With just a 2" Calmini SR you will need longer front shocks but rears will be ok. They say you don't need the sway bar but just extend the hangers and you can keep it.

Thanks for all your feedback.

I got to drive her to work this morning. Loved it. Drove about 12 miles. Even hit 60. The new tires don't rub at all. Put it in 4low and climbed around on the tank dam. No rubbing. I will leave it like this for awhile. Hope the wheel bearings hold out for awhile. We'll see.

Gonna get longer shocks.

I also pulled the front bumper mounts out a bit with a tree and a come along and reattached the front bumper to give a little more clearance(one side was bent in a little) now both sides are away from tire about an inch more.

Mine only rubbed when I turned it all the way and then it rubbed the springs.  I have cheap Uniroyal 235's from Wallymart. I drove it with the stock gears for a while but found that I was using my clutch way too much to get moving and the hill climbing sucked. I would never go back to stock gears now.

Yes, the 4:1 case will make it a lot better on the highway and offroad.