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bubba35741 · 10-18-2009, 08:02 PM

What makes some factory non lifted Blazers set noticeably higher in the front? I know I might be asking a dumb question but I have never been around 4x4's. Thanks...for the info!

budster · 10-18-2009, 08:09 PM

Added weight of the top possibly.

VanceH · 10-19-2009, 07:59 AM

Mine is the same way i hate it, i am going to put a 1 inch lift on the back to try and bring it up level

capev86 · 10-19-2009, 07:15 PM

just use a pair of lift springs, or even easier....just use an add-a-leaf kit. it will firm up the back end only a tad and look more at home than lift blocks!

turp mcspray · 10-19-2009, 09:26 PM

Skyjacker lift kits come with the next size higher rear springs, when they sell blazer lifts. When you buy a 4" lift, it comes with a 6" rear spring. A 6" lift comes with an 8" rear spring, etc.

VanceH · 10-20-2009, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by capev86

just use a pair of lift springs, or even easier....just use an add-a-leaf kit. it will firm up the back end only a tad and look more at home than lift blocks!

Any links on where to get an add a leaf for these beast??

thanks
Vance

fun in dirt · 10-20-2009, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turp mcspray

Skyjacker lift kits come with the next size higher rear springs, when they sell blazer lifts. When you buy a 4" lift, it comes with a 6" rear spring. A 6" lift comes with an 8" rear spring, etc.

Oooo I didn't know that....really???

turp mcspray · 10-20-2009, 12:55 PM

I've bought 2 skyjacker lifts for my blazer. The first was a 2 1/2" which came with a 4" rear spring. The 2nd was a 6" which came with an 8" rear spring. I think they mention this in their catolog or on their website. They said it is to level the blazer because the come from the factory sitting lower in the rear. (as we all know)

ClifBlazer · 10-23-2009, 07:03 AM

JUST GO TO A SPRING SHOP they can rearch your springs or add one chepper than a lift kit andthey do it for like 200 bucks. the reason they put stiffer spring on the frount end thats why theres only like 3 on frount for motor weight than when they sage the back gets lower and lower over the years and the frount stays the same or sages slower

Or I could be full of it?

ClifBlazer · 10-23-2009, 07:07 AM

hears mine had spring shop lift it 4" over stock

vtblazer · 10-23-2009, 08:21 AM

Got the same issue...

**special-K** · 10-23-2009, 08:58 AM

They sit lower in the rear because they are so short.You just don`t notice in the trucks.Figure the front is raised over a 2wd height and the rear is the same suspension.some trucks came with little 1" blocks in the rear,too.i hang onto those for fine tuning.Don`t freak out,these are through-bolted just like a zero rate and the 1" doesn`t make a difference with wheel hop.My`90 blazer came nose-down and I hated that more.It makes to terrible handling.I had a spring shop level it up with an arch/added leaf.Spring shops can set a suspension any way you want.

ChadGiles70 · 10-23-2009, 03:11 PM

I have a tuff country lift with blocks in the back. Front are 4" leaf springs and the back came with a 5 1/2 blocks.

10-18-2009, 08:02 PM	#1
bubba35741 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Ryland Alabama Posts: 97	front end higher than back end? What makes some factory non lifted Blazers set noticeably higher in the front? I know I might be asking a dumb question but I have never been around 4x4's. Thanks...for the info!

10-18-2009, 08:09 PM	#2
budster Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Morton, WA Posts: 51	Re: front end higher than back end? Added weight of the top possibly.

10-19-2009, 07:59 AM	#3
VanceH Loving the Jimmster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Emmett, idaho Posts: 575	Re: front end higher than back end? Mine is the same way i hate it, i am going to put a 1 inch lift on the back to try and bring it up level

10-19-2009, 07:15 PM	#4
capev86 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Eliot, Maine Posts: 1,314	Re: front end higher than back end? just use a pair of lift springs, or even easier....just use an add-a-leaf kit. it will firm up the back end only a tad and look more at home than lift blocks!

10-19-2009, 09:26 PM	#5
turp mcspray Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rapid City South Dakota Posts: 2,359	Re: front end higher than back end? Skyjacker lift kits come with the next size higher rear springs, when they sell blazer lifts. When you buy a 4" lift, it comes with a 6" rear spring. A 6" lift comes with an 8" rear spring, etc. __________________ Turp Mcspray New life for an old 2wd, farm blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=505987 My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342299

10-20-2009, 12:55 PM	#8
turp mcspray Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rapid City South Dakota Posts: 2,359	Re: front end higher than back end? I've bought 2 skyjacker lifts for my blazer. The first was a 2 1/2" which came with a 4" rear spring. The 2nd was a 6" which came with an 8" rear spring. I think they mention this in their catolog or on their website. They said it is to level the blazer because the come from the factory sitting lower in the rear. (as we all know) __________________ Turp Mcspray New life for an old 2wd, farm blazer http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=505987 My Blazer build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342299

10-23-2009, 07:03 AM	#9
ClifBlazer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lee Summit ,MO. Posts: 160	Re: front end higher than back end? JUST GO TO A SPRING SHOP they can rearch your springs or add one chepper than a lift kit andthey do it for like 200 bucks. the reason they put stiffer spring on the frount end thats why theres only like 3 on frount for motor weight than when they sage the back gets lower and lower over the years and the frount stays the same or sages slower Or I could be full of it?

10-23-2009, 07:07 AM	#10
ClifBlazer Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Lee Summit ,MO. Posts: 160	Re: front end higher than back end? hears mine had spring shop lift it 4" over stock Attached Images

10-23-2009, 08:21 AM	#11
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,537	Re: front end higher than back end? Got the same issue... Last edited by vtblazer; 10-23-2009 at 09:09 AM.

10-23-2009, 08:58 AM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: front end higher than back end? They sit lower in the rear because they are so short.You just don`t notice in the trucks.Figure the front is raised over a 2wd height and the rear is the same suspension.some trucks came with little 1" blocks in the rear,too.i hang onto those for fine tuning.Don`t freak out,these are through-bolted just like a zero rate and the 1" doesn`t make a difference with wheel hop.My`90 blazer came nose-down and I hated that more.It makes to terrible handling.I had a spring shop level it up with an arch/added leaf.Spring shops can set a suspension any way you want. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

10-23-2009, 03:11 PM	#13
ChadGiles70 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Logan, Utah Posts: 45	Re: front end higher than back end? I have a tuff country lift with blocks in the back. Front are 4" leaf springs and the back came with a 5 1/2 blocks.



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