i got board so i made my own shackle lift.......

Uuuuuuuuuughg
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heres the diff i can see it ... i hope yall can too
1st is before 2nd is after

ps the stock front shocks where way to short... but an 87 xj front shock works prefect...

that's pretty cool. I've thought about using C channel for shackles actually but haven't done it yet. I don't own a leaf spring vehicle so oh well but it's cool to see an idea of mine happen by someone else just because they thought of it too. it's probably more than strong enough that boxing them would be a waste of time. very nice mod. boredom put to good  use

only took a days worth of work and $30 in steel from home depot.... and the steel is thicker than the stock shackle... and yes i am going to reinforce them a bit....

$30 is hella cheap especially for home depot steel. I was saying they may not need reinforcing since there is the channel and they are so thick. my friend got by with 8th inch or something for shackles on the front of  his 3/4 ton 85 GMC pickup and for the boxing I tacked the square tube in place but he was too lazy to remove them so I could weld them up solid so they just sat in there and the tack welds broke and the pieces fell right out when he removed the shackles. he basicly drove that really heavy truck around for like 6 months with no extra support in those thin shackles except a piece of square tube held in by friction with no problems and he jumped it and everything...

basicly, your shackles are probably more than strong enough for that little sami how they are