Hey guys,


For those that have rear lower shackle kits, which isn't many lol, where did you order them online from and how much did you pay for installation?

I called 4WP today in Orlando and they quoted me $100 for the kit and then $450 for install. That seemed ridiculous to me for installation.

Thanks for any replies.

 

I ordered mine from Summit (GroundForce kit) and did it myself. I had never done anything like it before, so I wrote up this guide as I went for other rookies: http://pages.suddenlink.net/thedarst...kleinstall.htm

 

I got the Ground Force kit from Summit Racing for about $100 shipped. It is a complete kit that includes the pinion angle correction shims.

 

I also paid around $100.00 for my Ground Force kit and installed them myself in an afternoon. The install is really pretty easy provided you have a floor jack, jack stands, and a decent selection of metric sockets......

 

Good grief... why would anyone want to lower an F-150? If anything, lift it up.

You can get nosebleeds and headaches that close to the ground.

 

$450!!!!!!! Good god does that come with lube? Ill do it for $20 and a 12 pack.

 

Thanks for the replies guys!

 

One more question. With the shackle kit effect my towing abilities? My buddy has a 20 ft. car hauler that I tow just back to his house, then we hook it to his diesel to go to HPDE's and then I tow it back again after the weekend to where we keep it. It's always unloaded when I tow it, 3000 lbs or so, with around 800 lb. tonque weight. I know that is overloaded on the tongue weight but I only drive it about 20 miles and this is every few months that I do this.

 

ordered the GF 2" shackles online for $89. had the local custom shop install for $100, took about an hour. very simple to install, but i didn't have a floor jack at the time so what i paid wasn't too bad.
i love the stance. you'll notice it sits lower the first few drives, but otherwise, it's a great mod.
makes loading/unloading the bed cargo much easier.

 

I have some DJM's I ran on my truck that I just removed. Email me if your interested. Heck if you are close enough I will even install them. Very simple to do. They will not affect your towing, I pulled alot of trailers over 5000 lbs without incident.