03-22-2011, 06:57 AM | #1 |
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Lift kit help
hey guys i just bought a parts truck. its a 94 chevy the trucks junk but I want to take the lift out of it well The PO is a kid that goes to my school he said he welded it in. It it possible To now get it out? Im told its a procomp Lift 7inch.
thanks thats the truck when it was good
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03-22-2011, 11:35 AM | #2 |
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Re: Lift kit help
just lookin at the pic it doesnt really look like that high a lift to me,is it possible theres a body lift on it? theres a gap between bed and frame that makes me think body lift
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03-22-2011, 12:49 PM | #3 |
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Re: Lift kit help
there is a body lift too
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03-22-2011, 02:11 PM | #4 |
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Re: Lift kit help
It's probably a 4" lift with a 3" body lift. (unless the picture is different from now) Not sure really cause I am not a fan of the IFS suspensions. But it's probably some where around that. Yes you can remove the old lift and put it on your truck, but it's going to be a chore. What you can try to do is find the manufacturer and then download the installation instructions. You will need those. You might have to modify your rig some what. I know some of those lifts require mods to get the proper fit.
If you go threw with this, make sure you do a lot of research first, and make sure you cut out the lift cleanly. And just an FYI unless it's a really old lift, procomp only has a 4" and a 6" lift listed on there website.
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03-22-2011, 02:20 PM | #5 |
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Re: Lift kit help
Its a 6inch with 3inch body tbars cranked 3inches
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03-22-2011, 02:27 PM | #6 |
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only major task other than swapping over should be cuttin the tab off the front diff and putting on the new one from the kit as far as i know (not a ifs lift expert by no means)
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03-22-2011, 03:26 PM | #7 |
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I don't really see what he would have had to weld? Most all kits for IFS are simply drop brackets to lower the entire front assembly. Maybe he welded those goofy compression arm things?
The only issue I would see is most all of the IFS lift kits require the cutting of at least one of the factory tabs. I wonder if he is referring to linkage extensions for the 3" body lift? Take a peak around the steering box under the hood, and the transfer case shift linkage under the truck.
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03-28-2011, 12:20 AM | #8 |
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Curioius what you paid for that parts truck...
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03-28-2011, 02:41 AM | #9 |
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That's a 4-6" procomp lift. It's their older design and they marketed it as 4-6". The height depended on what rear block was used and how the torsion was set. It's not suppose to be welded on, but I have seen a few people that welded it anyways, maybe yours isn't welded though.
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It is hard to say with out seeing what is welded.
By the time you do all of the work to make that happen though you could have easily done a straight axle conversion and have a better truck on your hands, just something to think about. Id get what you need off the parts truck and sell it to fund the straight axle.
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03-28-2011, 06:59 AM | #11 |
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Not much is welded Ill get pics i just got the thing
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03-28-2011, 11:22 AM | #14 |
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I dont own it i own the lift bed and doors and trans other than that trucks junk
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03-29-2011, 08:17 AM | #15 |
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I cant wait I take all the parts off of it to build my monster I might want to start a build thread.
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Bit of a up date the welds are not that bad it only welded In 2 places
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I picked up the same yr color and lifted 6 inch truck, took the motor, parted the rest out and made 1200. Its worth it. The lift is a pain to remove.
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