a friend of mine was talking with somebody that has an F250 but it's diesel (mine is gas) and he said that there is a problem with the TTB when you lift this vehicle, some weak factory part. i have not talked with this guy yet, so i'm not sure exactly what he is refering to, but i do believe he is refering to something involving the TTB. he suggested, and i believe he did this with his, shackle reversal kits from sky manufacturing in the front and shackle flip kits in the rear. then maybe replacing the front leaf packs with leaf packs for the new super duty. does anybody know anything about a weak part in the TTB that may be a problem with a lifted vehicle? can anybody tell me anything about shackle reversal to achieve lift? any help is really appreciated. ithis is the first time i've lifted a vehicle and i want to make sure you do all my research and make the best choice. thanks.

jason

Shackle reversal in front doesn't add lift unless you weld it up that way. It does add in stability, however. Shackel flip in rear does add lift, but again, its how you weld it up. A search will help answer your questions. The weak link in the ttb is the ttb :flipoff2:

so if you just bolt it rather than weld it in front, it won't add any lift?

I did the shackle flip in the frear of my 79 frame and I bolted it back up. just use grade 8 bolts. I got about 2" of lift using the stock brackets, you could get more if you use the sky brackets. I do agree that the weak points of the TTB is the TTB. but it depends on what you use your truck for.

the sky front shackle reversal will gain you lift. but its a fairly easy thing to mimic but to save time just buy the kit.