Shackles are cheaper than most lift kits (Autospring excluded, of course).

Lifted 4x2 trucks look ridiculous on stock rollers.

 

They DO make 3 inch drop shackles, in fact I have them on my truck. They are Suspension Max and yes, they did hit the bottom of the bed but only the seams that join the bottom of the bed with the fenders. So I grabbed some plyers and bent the seams back and rust-oleomed over it and they work fine. The only thing I don't like is that its not dropped as much as I wanted in the back, oh and nobody makes an air bag helper kit for towing for our trucks if they are lowered. on my photo page I have a pic of my truck with just the back lowered if you want to see what it looks like.

 

Just got my 2" drop shackles done and actually got 2" lower. Rear end went from 38 5/8" down to 36 5/8" measured at bottom of fender lip. I'm still 3/4" higher in the rear, but I can live with that. The 2" drop really makes the truck look better. Ordered the shackles and had them installed at Les Schwab Tires. They said they didn't have to use shims and I didn't feel any vibration when I drove the truck back to work.

 

asinatra..."5 inches is like playing in a sandbox".