Made some progress on the 6" lift install...
 

Found some shot tie rod ends, and a broken centerpin during the venture.

I compared the old spring arch to the new 6" spring arch, and without a load the 6" springs look to be giving me about 4" more lift! The springs that are coming off are junk, and I am 99% sure they are rearched stock springs.

This thing is NOT going to make it out of the garage without some stockers bolted up. Any San Diegans have a set of low profile or stock tires on 6 on 5.5" wheels that I could borrow when this comes out of the garage?

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Looking at the spring arch there, what would you guess the lift is on em? I am thinking 2-3" at best, definitely not 4".

Now it makes sense why the rear was higher then the front; The front springs have sagged.

Stock springs are almost a negative arch. I'd say they are worn out 4" springs - proably not getting you the full 4" lift. As far as getting it out of the garage, your lucky it fit in there in the first place. Neither of mine will fit in the garage. I've already told my wife the next house has to have at least a 3 car garage and it needs to be tall enought to get at least one of my trucks in there! Could you let the air out of the tires to roll it back out? Do you think it would damage the tires?

I think the tires could handle the airing down, shoot maybe that will work! Who knows?! I drove in presuming the truck had true 4" springs with about 2.5" garage clearance to spare which would have worked with 2" more lift.

However, since I am certain I will get more then 2" from the new springs, it will be a pinch.

That looks good. Can't wait for the finished pics!

When I was building a 454 years back I aired my tires all the way down, I have 40X17 ground hawgs and 6inches or super lift, lift and 3 inches of body lift. Anyways to get my truck in the garage (had a blown up 350) we put a tire between the rear of my truck and my buddys truck and while I was aired down he pushed me in, then to get back out when the motor was installed we got a chain and he pulled me out. I aired up the tires and I was good to go..... Not ideal but it worked....


Mike.

Looks good get it outta the garage yet???

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Naw, just got the springs bolted on and the axles bolted back up. I am replacing tie rod ends, drag link, calipers, brake lines, rotors, pulling the hubs apart and greasing the bearings, bolting on the dual stabilizer, etc. Going for the one stop fix all routine.

Gonna take a few more weeks the way I am going. Then I need to do the rear blocks and finally bolt my headers up, bolt the new distributor on, rebuild and rejet my Carter AFB and redo some wiring. Then I will shoot the frame, fender well and tank with some semi or flat black and be done.

The way it's looking, I am going to get an easy 3" or more lift out of the 6" TC springs then the supposed 4" springs I had. I wouldn't even give the old springs away... Gonna have to toss them.

All in all, the old rule applies- Simple projects turn into bigger projects when you really start looking at all that needs to be done.

Thanks for the support. I think we are going to ALL like the outcome!

I know what you mean about small jobs getting bigger and bigger and taking longer and longer but when your done it's all worth taking your time and doing it right. Looking foward to seeing pics of your rig when your done. I'm also thinking of a 6 in lift but with 35s. Very curious if your going to need to lengthen drive shafts.

Looks like a nice K5 to sky. Keep us posted. :burnout: