MaxTrac Suspension® 413130 - 2" Rear Lowering Leaf Spring Shackles

The shackles are a very professional looking product. The fit and finish are outstanding. The assembly is very straight forward with no surprises. It was necessary to trim a small amount from the bottom of the pickup bed at the top of the shackle. Again this is very straight forward and can be done by a verity of tools or simply bent over and flattened out. Being very particular I used a cut off saw. There are no clearance issues and the shackles can't be seen after the installation. Other than a jack and jack stands you only need one socket, one open/box wrench and a rachet ( I am sorry but I forgot the sizes but they are metric ), and a way to grease two grease zerks. I found the best way to jack up my pickup was in front of the axle just forward of where the frame curves up to go over the axle. Put a jack stand there on both sides of the truck. As you work on the shackles it will be helpful to jack up the rear axle very slightly from under the U bolts. This will take the pressure off of the frame and make it much easier to remove and reinstall the bolts. I am a old over fat guy and the hardest part for me was getting up and down under my pickup. Now my truck looks like it SHOULD have come from the factory. Try not to get a ticket because your truck will handle like a corvette. The shipping was faster than I expected.

Everything went well and looks great! The only thing that became a little problem was the pinch welds on the bed, but I folded them over and it didn't hit. Thanks!

Good looking shackles and good quality, easy install, did not lower as much as I wanted.

Product was shipped fast and performed as expected. Good quality part.

Product looks good. Easy to install. Very good price. Good quality item.

Great.

Went on easy but when I tried to put the zert fitting in one of them just fell in the hole so could not put it in. Other than that they are very well made.

The product looks great. The quality looks to be of even greater strength the those for the factory. The installation was just as easy as the directions stated.

Great quality made product! I like the fact that it came with zert fittings for maintenance especially having urethane bushings. Product lacked a little bit with the instructions but if your mechanically inclined then install is a breeze. It took me less than an hour to install both sides. The biggest thing to note is when you remove the lower shackle bolt you will have to lower the jack to lift the spring above the frame rail to remove the upper shackle bolt. So basically the leaf spring is shoved up touching the bottom of the truck bed. I had to rest the whole weight of the truck on the truck bed to get the spring high enough for the bolt to clear the frame.

They lifted my truck 1" had a grease fitting and matched my truck great!