Making the best of a 2" spring lift that was installed by a P.O. many years ago... but eventually intend to return this '89 Grand Wagoneer to stock ride height. (Speaking with Alcan Spring about a set of soft-riding, stock height leafs to get that done)
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In my previous post, we figured out that the caster was basically "zero" on this setup and it was wandering like crazy... I purchased a set of 6* shims and am in the process of cleaning up the springs & bushings and bolting the shims to the existing springpack. Was also cleaning up the front shackle and based on the thickess of the metal (and the hammertone paint finish) this is likely an aftermarket unit as well.
If the shackle is longer than stock (which I suspect it is) then that is likely contributing to the lousy caster values that I saw at the alignment shop. The measurement (eye-to-eye) is 5-1/2"...
Anyone know what the stock shackle would have been? At this point, there's probably not much point in swapping in a shorter one.. because the shims are probably going to get me a good caster value by themselves. But since it's so simple to swap in new shackles... I might experiment with it if I can find a set of "takeoffs" somewhere.
Thanks!
-G