High Clearance Leaf spring Mounts or Rear Axle Skid plate?

[Chase Wright]

Which do you recommended, the high clearance leaf spring mounts made by schwarrtzy or rear axle skid plates. Which is better to have with a two inch lift?

 

[LS12FAST4U]

I'm curious as well. I was looking at the high clearance leaf spring mounts to. Wasn't sure how much lift you get with them though. I don't like the rake look.

 

[kilroy]

Ok, just to clarify, the high clearance spring hangers do not change the ride height of the rear. They only relocate the lower shock mounting points 2 inches higher, this keeps the schock mount from bashing rocks and other bad stuff on the trail. The skids are just what the name implies. To reduce the forward rake appearance why don't you simply torqure the T-bars to about 23-3/8 inches from the center of axle shaft to the bottom of the front wheel well opening. Cheapest lift kit you'll find, recheck measurement in a couple day for setteling then get an alignment.

 

[digglesworth]

Personal preference. Read through the thread on the leaf mounts. There's pros and cons people point out. The skids have pros and cons too. You're actually lowering clearance with the skids. Also, I dunno if hunner is still making the skids so you may have to wait/search for someone selling a set.

 

[4speedfunk]

SOA...be done with it.

 

[LS12FAST4U]

I thought the leaf spring mounts in conjunction with the longer shackles would increase ride height in the rear? Are the longer shackles not needed then? I already did the T bars so my H3 sits level.

Sorry to thread jack

 

[digglesworth]

leaf mounts do nothing for lift. think about it.... the only thing youre doing is compressing the shock from the bottom so to speak since youre moving that mointing point up.
now, add a set of 2" longer shackles.... youve increased ride height in the rear by roughly 1". therefore raising the top shock mount and uncompressing the shock by that 1".
moral of the story.... leaf mounts compress shocks. shackles will get some of that back by raising the rear end.
Shackles will give you lift and more movement in your rear axle. Look at it like this. I used shackles that gave me roughly 1.25" of lift. I run longer Bilstein 5100s compared to stock. At full droop, my shock is about 1/2-3/4" short. Which means when I'm flexed out, the wheel is hanging from the shock. Raise the lower shock mount 1" or so and that is no longer the case....

 

[backcountryislife]

I believe that originally Schwartzy intended his mounts to be packaged with shackles as they work together well. I'd go that route myself... better clearance (dragging on a rock that stops you is stopping either way, why not increase clearance?) If shackle lifts you 1.25 in the rear, you're gaining at the bumper and running boards as well... so win win, you gain at the mount, and through 2/3 of the vehicle. An inch or 1.25 changes a LOT. (also having more ability to flex the rear is a good thing as well imo.)

 

[Hunner]

I loaded up for a trip back in 06 and saw the rear droop so,
My experience with shackles was that they rotated back and put leverage on the springs further out and separated the leaves. Sort of reverse arching the springs.
Took those off.

They will also throw weight forward and require cranking the torsions some more.


Some skids add a whopping 1/4 more under the shock plate, but keep from knocking it off.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

I have a set of skids I bought off here... I moved my shock mount up, so don't need them. Thus, anyone who needs them - they're for sale, but give me a chance to track them down (I know generally where they are) I took them off because they did affect ground clearance and when I put an add-a-leaf in place, the u-bolts weren't long enough.