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Alright, after a weekend of wheeling, I got to thinking about my the suspension on my truck. Has anyone ever done a front shackle reversal on a GM truck??? I know that rear shackle rides better, but there are lots of issues with the shackle in the back. For one, the driveline angles get shitty quick. And as you approach an obstacle, your front axle moves rearward and is constantly trying to unload the springs. Jeeps came factory with shackle in the front, and I would suspect there is a reason for it (if you only drive the jeep on the paved road, i think shackle reversal makes sense though).
But with a front shackle design, your front driveshaft doesn't stretch or shrink very much, it just mainly changes angle with droop. Also, as you approach an obstacle, your front tires will push into it and increase the traction on the tires. You would have to do xover steering, but with any amount of lift and lots of offroading, xover steering makes sense whether or not you move the shackles.
It seems like it would be fairly easy to do. You could use a rear shackle in the front spring hanger, and weld on some spring mounts on the bottom of the frame. With this set up you could use flatter stock style springs and gain a little more lift just by the new mounts alone.
Anyways, just a thought, would like to hear some other opinions on this.
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But with a front shackle design, your front driveshaft doesn't stretch or shrink very much, it just mainly changes angle with droop. Also, as you approach an obstacle, your front tires will push into it and increase the traction on the tires. You would have to do xover steering, but with any amount of lift and lots of offroading, xover steering makes sense whether or not you move the shackles.
It seems like it would be fairly easy to do. You could use a rear shackle in the front spring hanger, and weld on some spring mounts on the bottom of the frame. With this set up you could use flatter stock style springs and gain a little more lift just by the new mounts alone.
Anyways, just a thought, would like to hear some other opinions on this.
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