Yours is a 109, Military or Civvy, or 1-tom?
Military LR's had extended shackles on the springs, they are about 1" longer and have a third clamp bolt and spacer between the plates to stop them bowing.
I believe they were also used on the 1-ton, to accomodate over sized 9.00 tyres.
However, the longer shackles on thier own only lift the tail of the spring; military & 1-ton, also got extended spring hangers and dumb irons to put the nose of the spring further away from the chassis.
Without these (welding job to cut mounts & fit extended ones), you only get a part of the ride height increase, but of more concern, you are in effect tilting the axle baclwards; and I seem to recall it's in the region of 5 degres or so; coilers start recomending 'camber correction arms' at lifts that would twist the axles more than 3degrees, so obviousely its in the region of needing attension.
Tilting the axle round, effects the steering geometry and camber angle, as well as altering the operating angles of the propshaft.
Its a lot worse at the front, and on SWB models, which can run into prop yoke binding problems at either end; but its the effect on the steering geometry that's more of a problem, the additional rake and trail that the tilt gives makes the steering even more heavy than it is to start with, and gives a tendancy for the wheel to 'flop' either side of centre, a tendancy made worse by the change in camber angle. so you can gat both heavy and vague nervouse steering!
I've come accross plenty of people that have added extended shackles and 'lived with it' without any kind of camber correction; I've also come accross more than a few that have reported 'horrible' steering, and plenty that have reported alarming Universal Joint wear or failure.
So its not a 'reccomended' mod, without the extended spring hangers.
