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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 12:05 PM
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I put a 4/6 drop on my truck and want another inch or so... so I'm debating on putting a drop shackle on it or remove the overload off each side.. any benifit on one vs the other?
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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Tobymanuel
I put a 4/6 drop on my truck and want another inch or so... so I'm debating on putting a drop shackle on it or remove the overload off each side.. any benifit on one vs the other?

I'd do the drop shackle just to keep the weight capacity the same. Most drop shackles have 2 holes also so you can get 1-2" depending on how you install them.
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Old Dec 12, 2015 | 09:47 PM
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Overload removal was worth 1/2" on my truck

And is 15lbs each side
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Old Jan 2, 2016 | 03:15 PM
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I agree, I removed the overloads and they didn't even get me an inch.
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Old Jan 4, 2016 | 02:19 PM
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Shackle.
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