thinking outloud. input welcome

[dbcox]

I have a 83 3/4 ton long bed 4 wheel drive with a 4 speed. It has a four inch lift with rear blocks and a 3inch body lift and run 39.5 swampers wih a little trimming. I was thiking of getting a six inch lift allsprings and remove the body lift and see where that puts me. its not exactly a daily driver just a work and hunting truck and whatever. My othr idea is order 4 inch rear lift springs and chunk the blocks and keep the bodylift.Ill try and post a pic not sure how. ill have to get on off the laptop and go upstairs to send a pic

[dbcox]

heres a picture hopefully

[dbcox]

20 views and no help thanks

[1969k10stepside]

What ever you do,loose the blocks.I also have a great hate for body lifts so I'd remove that to.

[1969K10]

Originally Posted by dbcox

I have a 83 3/4 ton long bed 4 wheel drive with a 4 speed. It has a four inch lift with rear blocks and a 3inch body lift and run 39.5 swampers wih a little trimming. I was thiking of getting a six inch lift allsprings and remove the body lift and see where that puts me. its not exactly a daily driver just a work and hunting truck and whatever. My othr idea is order 4 inch rear lift springs and chunk the blocks and keep the bodylift.Ill try and post a pic not sure how. ill have to get on off the laptop and go upstairs to send a pic

Here's my $0.02... Why are you looking to swap out what's in there? In a perfect world, no body would use blocks, but they are inexpensive, and not that bad when used only on the rear axle. And body lifts are a personal thing. They are actually an Ok way to get a little extra lift after you've already installed a suspension lift. Some just don't like being able to see between the body & frame. If you remove the body lift and do the 6" springs, you're going to lose an inch of lift. And if you don't need new springs in the rear, why drop that kind of money into a hunting truck.

[eedgell]

What blocks do you have in the rear? Blocks are fine in the rear, the factory uses them all the time.. For a hunting/work rig, go cheep! You need more lift, I can see, so a few more hockey pucks wont hurt a thing. Up to you, or go 8 inch of spring lift all around, might need a hockey puck or two, and be done.

[1969k10stepside]

I just don't like blocks because of axle wrap...And I havent liked body lifts since I bought my 71.It had a body lift.I dont like the fact the bumpers stay down and the body goes up.Of course you can fab up mounts and raise the bumpers but I just prefer to go with a full suspension lift.

[eedgell]

I agree. I dont like body lifts either, but if it is just tires and lift to get you through what your going through, go for it. I would go suspension lift period, but alot of guys dont really care, and want to save a buck. The exposed frame, and low bumpers are what get to me on body lifts.... The ol' hockey puck trick.

[dbcox]

thanks, the extra axle wrap worries me some pulling heavy trailers i guess, the body lift really doesnt stand out that much hardly noticeable really the bumpers do line up. I guess ill leave it till i have trouble with something. I really do prefer lift springs in the rear i may just order a pair for the rear later.thanx for the input

[earl87gta]

I dont think you body lift looks bad they stand out bad on the 67 to 72 trucks. I think you could use some more room so I would go with a six on all 4 corners or to save cash get 4 rear and a set of 1in zero rates from ORDon all 4 corners or better yet a chackle flip from DIY4x4 or ORD for the rear and the zero rates. And by the way I love those Rims they are on my list of posible choices for the burb.

[Zoomad75]

I'm going to take an out of the box thought on this question. Why lift more? tire clearance with the 39.5's? If it's nothing more than a hunting truck a light working, why would you want it even higher? It just makes it more impractical to use for loading into the bed. My thought would be to just take the sawzall and make more room for the tires. If the current lift works why spend the money on new parts. Carefull planning and cutting can still give you a decent look to the fenders and have room to stuff the tires in. If you want it to look more finished get some bushwhacker cut out flares.

I tend to like a lower center of gravity so that even with the big tires the truck doens't have as much of the tippy feeling when turning corners or on the trail in an off-camber side hill. The big tires still give you tons of ground clearance to the axles, but without the negative effects and cost of a 6" and up lift would get you.

[earl87gta]

I was thinking he is in GA and they most likly run more mud then any thing else so its nice to get the body up some.

[bigtruck81]

what kind of 4" springs do you have up front? i'd pull the blocks out of the rear, and install a 4" shackle flip in its place, and call it good. www.diy4x.com www.sky-manufacturing.com and www.offroaddesign.com all make nice products.

[dbcox]

hey bigtruck81 the shackles look like agood idea read on them alittle. i do like the way the truck sits it has the fenders trimmed on the front it sits long and squatty but when you walk up to it it is tall. and really stable on 39s. the shackle would solve my major concern is the blocks getting them out.