with the eibach 2/3 are you using factory on new leafs??? are you adding the gf hangers to the eibach hangers??? i dont have any shims on my 2/4 drop and there is no problem with pinion angle.....hmmm btw it the one piece driveshaft

 

I opted for the 3" Eibach leafs since I already had lowering shackles.

 

so you are using shims that came with the hangers??? the eibach 2/4 has no shims...

 

The rear drop of the eibach 2/4 comes with a 3" leaf drop and a 1" shackle, no hangers.

I have a 2 piece drive shaft, I use the axle shims with my 2" GF shackles combined with the 3" eibach drop leafs.

 

i am pretty sure they also have a shackle/hanger kit. when i was looking for mine, i kept getting some cheap prices on ebay for the 2/4 kit, which was only shackles and hangers...

any how, i also have the eibach 2/3 (coil springs and leaf springs) with gf 2" shackles, and i am happy with it. i need to replace the stock shocks, tho.

mine still seems to sit kind of high in the back, but that may be because i have the tow package. (?)

 

Nope, no shackle/hanger kit for the 04-08 f150, straight from Eibach's website.

http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe...13473900027377

PRO-TRUCK SYSTEM............2.0 in........2.0 in.....35112.530
PRO-TRUCK SYSTEM............2.0 in........3.0 in.....35112.540
PRO-TRUCK SYSTEM............2.0 in........4.0 in.....35112.550
LEAF SPRING KIT.................n/a...........3.0 in.....35112.020
TRUCK SHACKLE & LEAF KIT...n/a..........4.0 in......35112.830
TRUCK REAR SHACKLE KIT......n/a..........1.0 in......35112.820

 

Spiff, how's the ride with the factory shocks? Did you change out the bump stops? - Og

 

i think they do make a spring and shackle or hanger set up

http://www.jazzproparts.com/product_p/35112.530.2.htm

http://www.jazzproparts.com/product_p/35112.540.3.htm


kits that are part numbers 35112.530 i know does not have leafs
kits that are part numbers 35112.540 i dont think has leafs
kits that are part numbers 35112.550 does have rear leafs...
kits that are part numbers 35112.020 is rear leaf only no front componets at all

its not a flip kit...i took my bump stops out and have never bottomed out...you really got to hit a big bump or have a sheet load of weight to straighten the curve out to bottom out, but on the flips the axl is not far away and the flex of stock leafs hits easy....you dont have to straighten out a stock set up with a flip to bottom out


i originally wanted the ford racing 2/5 with a flip on the rear....but after seening that the foose was going with the eibach i trusted the quality that foose would select for a suspension set up....he went with a roush chargers instead of a saleen....but after the foose trucks came out it looks as though they did not get lowered at all

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-...mZ260308846626


see below what was originally slated for the foose edition truck:


Suspension modifications

Front tuning: Eibach coil springs, Sachs dampers, jounce bumper
Rear tuning: Eibach leaf springs, Sachs dampers, jounce bumper
Wheels/tires: 22-inch forged, polished Foose wheels and P275/45R22 Pirelli tires


this was taken from this press release posted here:
https://www.f150online.com/fordnews/view.cfm?nnum=246

 

The Eibach 35112.530 is 2" drop springs and 2" drop shackles only.

The Eibach 35112.540 is 2" drop springs and 3" drop leafs only.

The Ford Racing drop kits are made by Ground Force.

 

Truck looks awesome.

Maybe you have a 1" block in there? Some FX2's have a 1" block in the leafpack.

Mine's a 2x4 drop and it sits lower in the back.

 

the ride depends on the road. on the highway, it is stiffer than stock, but not unbearable, but i have definitely started avoiding some streets around town.

i did not change out the bumpstops. there still seems to be ALOT of room, so i didnt think i needed to change them. like i said, it still seems to sit pretty high in the back. i measured the "before drop" height, but i think i threw away the paper i wrote it on when i cleaned out the truck.:o

thank you! i still have a ways to go before i am in the same ballpark as you and some of the others on this site, but i am happy with it.

there is no block, unfortunately. i think it is so strange how a 2/4 drop will look slammed on one truck, and then others dont look like they have dropped at all?

oh well.

 

i know ford racing is ground force, i know it cost more...but dealer would give me lifetime alignment if i got the ford racing from them....i shot down the flip



i do have eibach kit 35112.550.....it is a 2/4 kit...it has leafs and hangers(or shackle i use them as the same word) on the rear...



i think all 2wd trucks with the towing package have the 1" leaf block in rear

 

i use the word shackle and hanger and they mean the same to me...

but now you are making me scratch my head....you said "Nope, no shackle/hanger kit for the 04-08 f150, straight from Eibach's website."

then you posted things on eibachs website....and there it is on the last line:
TRUCK REAR SHACKLE KIT......n/a..........1.0 in......35112.820


?????wtf?????????

 

I meant there is no shackle/hanger combo available from Eibach, like you mentioned. Shackle/hanger combos are used when retaining the stock leafs, like with other brands, and usually used with flip kits.

You're confusing yourself.

Shackles and hangers are not the same thing.

 

Mine is a work in progress. I'm waiting for some stuff to get painted from a buddy of mine, due to a wreck and hail damage. A fender, an upper bumper cover, a reflexxions non cobra hood, and a roush rear bumper cover. My painter buddy is as slow as a glacier.