I cut the bedframe before I even put the shackle on due to recommendations on here, so I will never know if I had to cut it or not. Pretty quick to cut though if you have a wheel, min maybe? Quote from: Captkaos on May 21, , PM.
I had to notch the bed rail to clear Belltech shackles on my stepside. Under-bed rail notch for clearance above shackle: Image of the distance that the shackles rise above the top of the frame rails directly under that notch :. They need clearancing. Make Select Make. Model Select Model. Drive Train Select Drive Train.
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After doing some further investigation, do as the instructions say, remove the truck bed. If you really didn't want to remove it, you may could get it done but it sure would be a pain. But with it out of the way, it is a piece of cake. As I said above, the first thing you need to do is remove the truck bed. But before you do, use a soap pencil or some other marking device and make a mark where the leaf spring is at in relation to the bed support.
Make one about 1" on either side of the spring. This is where you will need to notch it so the spring and shackle won't hit the bed after you are done. More on this later. There are 8 bolts that hold it on, but before you remove the bolts you need to take the gas filler neck necks if you have dual tanks loose. Take the spare tire out from under the truck, unplug the tail lights, backup lights and tag light.
Now you can remove the bolts from the bed and lift it off. I know it sounds easy to say lift it off, you will need some strong help and somewhere to put it. Once the bed is out of the way it will be fairly easy to work on. Use a floor jack to raise the truck and put some jack stands under the frame directly in front of the hangers. Take the wheels and tires off to get them out of the way. Now put the jack under the rear end and raise it just a little, enough to take the pressure off of the springs.
Remove both shock absorbers so you can lower the rear without it hanging on them. Remove the bolt that holds the leaf spring to the hanger on both sides of the truck.
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