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GSP7 · 10-12-2018, 12:00 AM

What is that other stuff you have mounted in between your frame rails?

sweetk30 · 10-12-2018, 09:55 AM

thats a winch stuffed in there and the cable would normally come out the lic plate area you cut out for it to pass threw .

GSP7 · 10-14-2018, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by sweetk30

thats a winch stuffed in there and the cable would normally come out the lic plate area you cut out for it to pass threw .

Oh duh,,, I didnt even think about a winch

**dozerbill72** · 10-14-2018, 07:29 PM

As a rule of thumb for ever 1 inch you lift one end of the spring it will get you about 1/2 inch of over all lift. Looking at your pictures assuming the rear of the spring " shackle end" hasn't been altered I would say you have around 2" of lift. As others have stated do NOT use blocks in the front. If lift springs are not in the budget you could build your own spring pack using a mix of your front main leaf and some rears to get a 2" or so lift. It will not ride as smooth as it does now but will get started on the right track to correcting some of the previous modifications. FYI member Doo142 is up there in your neck of the woods and can more than likely hook you up on some frame horns. To help in your search 2 wheel and 4 wheel drive frame have the same shape of horns, the 4x4 will just have a few different holes in them.

sweetk30 · 10-14-2018, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by dozerbill72

If lift springs are not in the budget you could build your own spring pack using a mix of your front main leaf and some rears to get a 2" or so lift. It will not ride as smooth as it does now but will get started on the right track to correcting some of the previous modifications..

if you have factory tappered leafs for a spring pack dont mix in reg style leafs . its just not the best way to do it . they both work different ways . ya guys do it but not the best .

**SangerV** · 10-15-2018, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by dozerbill72

As a rule of thumb for ever 1 inch you lift one end of the spring it will get you about 1/2 inch of over all lift. Looking at your pictures assuming the rear of the spring " shackle end" hasn't been altered I would say you have around 2" of lift. As others have stated do NOT use blocks in the front. If lift springs are not in the budget you could build your own spring pack using a mix of your front main leaf and some rears to get a 2" or so lift. It will not ride as smooth as it does now but will get started on the right track to correcting some of the previous modifications. FYI member Doo142 is up there in your neck of the woods and can more than likely hook you up on some frame horns. To help in your search 2 wheel and 4 wheel drive frame have the same shape of horns, the 4x4 will just have a few different holes in them.

Thanks for taking the time to post your advise/input.

**jeffahart** · 10-12-2018, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by GSP7

What is that other stuff you have mounted in between your frame rails?

Yes Winch, sits behind stock bumper.

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CRUSH2.0 · 10-13-2018, 09:44 PM

[QUOTE=jeffahart;8362840]Yes Winch, sits behind
That’s cool, who does that stuff?
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10-12-2018, 12:00 AM	#1
GSP7 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 877	Re: Lift Help for 4x4 GMC What is that other stuff you have mounted in between your frame rails? __________________ '81 K20 Silverado , '99 Dodge Cummins 4x4, '05 Dodge Cummins 4x4, Pinstriping-Lettering-Specialty Painting

10-12-2018, 09:55 AM	#2
sweetk30 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: horseheads,ny rust belt Posts: 2,794	Re: Lift Help for 4x4 GMC thats a winch stuffed in there and the cable would normally come out the lic plate area you cut out for it to pass threw . __________________ 77-k30lb BIG truck build . 87-k30lb budget beater build . 85-k30lb the plow machine build . 85-c10sb summer fun toy . ----------------------------- HOLLEY SNIPER efi = worst case of p.i.t.a i ever had . EDELBROCK pro flo 4 = best deal going so far . love my setup works great.

10-14-2018, 07:29 PM	#4
dozerbill72 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Berryville Arkansas Posts: 402	Re: Lift Help for 4x4 GMC As a rule of thumb for ever 1 inch you lift one end of the spring it will get you about 1/2 inch of over all lift. Looking at your pictures assuming the rear of the spring " shackle end" hasn't been altered I would say you have around 2" of lift. As others have stated do NOT use blocks in the front. If lift springs are not in the budget you could build your own spring pack using a mix of your front main leaf and some rears to get a 2" or so lift. It will not ride as smooth as it does now but will get started on the right track to correcting some of the previous modifications. FYI member Doo142 is up there in your neck of the woods and can more than likely hook you up on some frame horns. To help in your search 2 wheel and 4 wheel drive frame have the same shape of horns, the 4x4 will just have a few different holes in them. Last edited by dozerbill72; 10-14-2018 at 07:35 PM.

10-13-2018, 09:44 PM	#8
CRUSH2.0 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Rochester Mi Posts: 93	[QUOTE=jeffahart;8362840]Yes Winch, sits behind That’s cool, who does that stuff? Posted via Mobile Device



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