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Got Big Block?
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: West Texas
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2.5" lift options
I just want a modest 2.5" lift to get the stance just right on my '72. I've never messed with leaf springs so I'm a complete noob when it comes to lifts. Do I want springs all the way around or can I live with blocks in the rear? Should I buy shocks with the kit or get them seperate? This will be a mostly street driven blazer and I don't want to break the bank buying the lift. Is it too much to ask to find a good riding, easy to install, economical lift kit?
Oh, and if anyone wants to help install it, I'll have all the ice cold adult beverages you can drink..... Update: found this kit, is it total junk? http://www.4-wheel-drive-lift-kits.c...on-lift-k.html
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I'm a poor spectator
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: San Antonio, Tx
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Re: 2.5" lift options
I think 2 inch would give your blazer a nice stance, i'm planning on going with something similar. That kit is 461 with shocks which I don't think is bad. You will still be unlevel in the rear though about two inches. Contact the complany and find out how hard it would be to swap the rear springs for 4 inch springs and if the cost would be affected.
Oh and it's really easy to do, just get out the breaker bar to get the old bolts off and start spraying them with PB blaster or another penetrating oil now.
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The LuvShack Garage
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Re: 2.5" lift options
I am assuming that is yours and you wanna keep the wheel/tire set-up it has right?
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Got Big Block?
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Re: 2.5" lift options
That's correct.
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Re: 2.5" lift options
Do you run a hardtop ever? If not it shouldn't sag much in the rear I was told
You can get a shackle flip for the back to avoid blocks.
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Its lookin' like a Blazer!
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Gods Country, KY
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Re: 2.5" lift options
You could always have the springs rearched and bring it up some. Look in the yellow pages under spring.... Great lookin' K5.
Some other choices http://www.topguncustomz.com/Store/products.php?S_ID=65 If I were going through the knuckle bustin' fun of installing a lift I'd go 4". Not to high but you can run 35's on the road and still look good on with what you have now. Last edited by Big J; 07-23-2008 at 05:25 PM. |
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Got Big Block?
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Re: 2.5" lift options
I'll only run the top when I have to, I'll check on having the springs re-arched too
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Mesa AZ
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Re: 2.5" lift options
That's a good kit. Haven't used that exact one, but Tuff Country is personally my favorite.
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Re: 2.5" lift options
I'm pleased with the Tuff Country springs I've used in the past. For your intended usage I wouldn't be worried about any problems using blocks in the rear.
If you went with the shackle flip your rear axle is going to move forward a bit and that tends to look odd in the wheel well. A Zero Rate from OffRoad Design will get it back to where you want it but that would add yet another inch of lift. Good luck and keep us posted. Sure is a nice K5.
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Re: 2.5" lift options
Where exactly are you in West Texas?
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I'm a poor spectator
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: 2.5" lift options
I hope we don't have another one from SabinALL
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Got Big Block?
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Re: 2.5" lift options
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Re: 2.5" lift options
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Re: 2.5" lift options
I'm running 5125's on mine. Great ride. Like Jtrux said, they're not cheap....about $85 each. The shocks you choose are just as important as the spring. Lousy shocks will make even the best springs ride terrible.
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I'm a poor spectator
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Re: 2.5" lift options
Yeah but i'm sure they're worth it.
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