Stupid PO customizations!

[Critter]

I know we all love to see pics of stupid things that POs have done so here we go. I am a little embarrassed to show this because I am just now getting around to correcting it but oh well. When I bought my blazer about 2 years ago. I noticed that it had a rather questionable lift on the rear axle. I purchased new lift springs a few months ago but haven’t really had the time to change them out (haven’t really had time to drive it either for that matter). Yesterday I finally got around to tearing things down so I thought I would take a few pics. Honestly it wasn’t as unsafe as I thought. The lift blocks (aka cut up leaf springs) have a long bolt going all the way through them and sticking out the top. Also, the very bottom is tack welded to the spring perch. Anyway, I pretty much got it all removed last night, gonna clean/paint the axle as soon as the rain stops and reinstall it using the new lift springs and a new set of heavy duty shackles that I got from DIY4x4. Then I won’t be so nervous when I do those 4 wheel burnouts!

My favorite part is how they installed the 2 degree shim at the TOP of the “block” instead of the bottom!