Thanks for all the good info keep it coming. I am thinking the 4" springs are over kill. Im looking at sky's basic spoa, their spring pads have offset holes that allow you to move axle's back and forward one inch,??? doesn't that put u bolts at an angle? and less surface for the spring to set on?? Also I will use some 2" shackles, I guess if the tires still rub I might do a home made 1 1/2 pipe body lift.
Another topic: I am having trouble finding wheels with 2, 2 1/2 " backspace, won't 33 hit springs with more? I would like to find Alum. to save weight,,, any advice?
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I think you are on the right track now!
The springs will still be flat on the perches, but just moved an inch forward. U-bolts will still look and perform like normal. The 2" shackles will only lift it an extra inch and use bumpstop extensions to control tire rub at full stuff. Try not to do any body lift if possible.
Try spidertrax, rro, trailtough, and any of the other zuk vendors for the wheels you need. I was able to use regular alum rims on mine with 33's and standard backspaceing with a little spring rub on full steer. Of coarse I was running TSL swampers and it was a large thunk thunk thunk as the tires went by the springs.
Although I have seen tires rub real bad on zuk springs. Might be in the rims themselves as to what the exact backspaceing really ends up as. I mean one manufacture might have their standard backspaceing as 3.75 and another 3.5 ect.
