Too much lift!!!???

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So I mounted my DIY Shackle flip kit with 6" shackles. This was suppose to net 4".

I mounted the shackle brackets on the opposite sides so I can run 56" springs, this should have cut 2" off the lift from what I'm told.

Then I installed a pair of 56" Tuff Country EZ-rides with 4" of lift.

So the simple math is:
The DIY kit mounted on opposite sides should have netted 2" Plus the 4" spring lift is a total lift of 6".

I think I got a whole lot more than 6"! If I measure from axle center to the top of the wheelwell with the spings compressed I get 34"... I think this is too much. I did a quick check on the front hub to wheelwell measurement and found it to be 26" and that is with a 2" lift... IF the front and rear wheelwell openings are the same that means I have a 10" lift in the rear which is WAY TOO MUCH! Now I know the front and rear are typically not the same but they are also not that much different AND if you just look at the truck you can tell this is too much lift.

Anyone got some Axle to wheelwell measurements or ideas where I went wrong?


FYI:
I just checked DIY's site and it appears that I might have recieved the wrong shackle length. I think I should have got the 4.5" shackles but that would only reduce the total height by .75".