what to do with rear shackles and long arms?

[mcguyver_xj]

Gonna be getting another xj to build up and use a bunch of stuff from the old one with... old setup is Clayton leafs and boomerang ahackles (flexes good but could be better)
Option 1: shorter straight shackles and hd shackle relocation brackets
Option 2: no lift hd shackle relocation kit and boostwerks comp shackles with the johnny joint on one end
Option 3: liquid iron industries leaf spring sliders


Front currently is a tnt radius arm with their belly pan... I kinda really want 3link but I do like having the belly pan...
So option 1: keep what I got for now cause it works
option 2: clayton 3 link kit and tcase skid
Option 3: hd off road 3link diy kit and a tcase skid

With the 3link I could probably run into not having long enough shocks maybe?

Opinions wanted/needed thanks

 

[killedbydeath]

i love the clayton 3 link. im at 4.5 lift and it works great. for me i drive alot of miles every week and the road manners are fine i just run an appalacian armor t case skid. ive beat up the skid pretty good with no issues just throw another coat of paint on it and go.

 

[Empty_Pockets]

I loved the flex I got from leaf sliders, they hang alittle low and I hit them a couple times coming off of some ledges.

 

[RoyalXJ]

If it ain't broken don't fix it. Stick with the TnT, you already have it. As for your rear setup, it all depends on how high you wanna go and what size leafs you already have.

 

[mcguyver_xj]

If it ain't broken don't fix it. Stick with the TnT, you already have it. As for your rear setup, it all depends on how high you wanna go and what size leafs you already have.

I'm not looking to add height just want to get more out of everything I'm a bit over 5" and am planning to stay there

 

[RoyalXJ]

You probably using claytons 4.5" leaf right? If so I'd pick a set of no lift relocations and a short shackle of some sort. Or depending how rough you wheel maybe liquid iron sliders. They are great but do hang a little low and get bashed quite a bit.

 

[mcguyver_xj]

You probably using claytons 4.5" leaf right? If so I'd pick a set of no lift relocations and a short shackle of some sort. Or depending how rough you wheel maybe liquid iron sliders. They are great but do hang a little low and get bashed quite a bit.

Well if I went with no lift brackets was thinking about the boostwerks comp shackle which has that Johnny joint because one of my mains is a little twisted already lol

 

[mcguyver_xj]

Someone on naxja is selling the boostwerks shackles so I'll go with those and probably no lift relocation brackets gotta measure my old shackles and see how big they are

 

[clean4drxj]

I'm running the same setup (almost) with a hp44/9. 4.5 Clayton leafs with jks boomerang shackles and all seems to work well(shackle angle is fine, I know with the longer shackle the ride is much better in the rear.