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mike77
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| 01/10/2009 5:51 PM |
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hey I have a quick questilon I want to lift my 98 4 door chevy blazer and was wondering what was the best way to do it. I only want to lift it a couple of inchs sjo I can put 31 inch tires on it. thanks |
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webby4x4
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| 01/11/2009 10:50 AM |
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Hi Mike - if you currently have 235/75 R15's on your truck now, you're effectively running 29" tires, which means you don't have to do a lot of lift to clear 31's.
Doing a suspension lift on your truck will run you over $1,000, and some push $2,000+ (IFS lifts ain't cheap). I would suggest that you look into a body lift, as that will only set you back a few hundred dollars installed, and you can save even more money installing it yourself - they're very easy to do. A 2" body lift should work just fine.
Suspension Connection has a body lift for $220, which you can see here: http://www.suspensionconnection.com/cgi-bin/suscon/152.html
4Wheel Online sells them for $212, which you can see here: http://4wheelonline.com/Products.aspx?CategoryId=96&ProductId=104
There are others too, but this should give you an idea.
A word of note though... increasing your tire size will effectively increasing your overall gearing, which means you'll have to apply more throttle to achieve the same acceleration, which in turn means you'll be burning more fuel. Just something to consider.
Hope that helps,
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Rick Webster
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mike77
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| 01/11/2009 9:00 PM |
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thanks for the info right now i am running 30 inch tires how hard is it to install a body lift. what about doing a torsen bar crank by the way this is walkingtall i had to create a new profile it would not let me log in on the other one |
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webby4x4
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| 01/11/2009 9:11 PM |
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Hey Walkingtall - welcome back!
Torsion bars - yes, you can crank them up, and then just add a 1" block in there rear to achieve the same thing. You will likely end up with premature tire wear though, and eventually possibly some some ball joints may wear out prematurely too. A 1" crank on the torsion bars isn't too bad, that's about the max safest.
A body lieft though, is pretty easy to install. All you need are wrenches, rachet/sockets, and a floor jack. You can probably do it yourself within a few hours.
The only downside to a body lift is that you'll have a gap between the top of your bumper and the bottom of the body of your truck, but you cna put some flashing in between there.
You can do either one, but if it were my vehicle, I would probably put a body lift on it. At least that's my .02 cents. 
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Rick Webster
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mike77
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| 01/11/2009 9:21 PM |
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| thanks good to be back, I think i am going to go with a suspension lift can you recommend one that would work. |
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webby4x4
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| 01/12/2009 9:10 PM |
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What are you trying to accomplish with the lift kit (aside from clearing larger tires)?
Are you wanting something that's very capable off-road, something that is a great daily driver, etc.? Also, do you have a budget?
Thanks,
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Rick Webster
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mike77
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| 01/12/2009 11:37 PM |
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it is a daily driver for now. I also use it for mild trail rides I would like to stay under 2 grand. if poss. I was looking at a suspension lift from roughcountry for 429.00 its a 2 inch lift. but I don't know if that would be a good choice this it what it includes
.Front upper control arms with a newly redesigned ball joint mounting location for improved ball joint operating angle, ball joints, torsion bar adjuster keys, polyurethane bushings, (4) RC Nitro 9000 series shocks, rear lift shackles, and hardware. But if you know of anything better please let me know. thanks again for all your help. |
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webby4x4
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| 01/14/2009 9:59 PM |
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I don't really have any experience with Rough Country, but I've never heard anything positive about them either. That rough country kit is still about 1/2 the price of other comparable 2" a-arm lift kits (e.g. Superlift is about $750), which makes me a little nervous.
I've not personally lifted an S-10 Blazer with an a-arm only lift kit (I've done complete IFS lifts before - the bigger, more expensive lifts), so I honestly can't comment a lot on it. I might suggest though, that you talk to a local 4-wheel drive shop and ask them what it was like to install a lift like that and get their response on what they like and don't like, or if they get a lot of returns or problems. That might give you some insight too.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help than that.
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ChevyMan0784
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| 01/17/2009 10:38 AM |
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| I do recommend that you do a knuckle lift for your IFS rig. Its much easier to install, and cost less from what I understand... |
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mike77
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| 01/25/2009 4:08 PM |
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can you explain what a knuckle lift is and where I could get one that would work for my truck and also I thinking about lifting it about 4 inches would that be to big for a body lift becuase that is what i'm really thinking of doing its alot cheaper |
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webby4x4
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| 01/25/2009 4:18 PM |
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Here's an example of a knuckle lift... http://www.superlift.com/Catalog.asp?P=K451
It essentially repalces the lower a-arms, among other things and lifts the vehicle that way. Pretty simple.  |
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mike77
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| 01/25/2009 5:48 PM |
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ok if I went that way what would I use to raise the back of the truck and also can I lift my truck 3-4 inchs with the knuckle lift sorry to be such a pain in the a** can yo help me find a knuckle lift that will work and by the way how much do i owe you |
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webby4x4
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| 01/25/2009 8:06 PM |
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You're not a PITA!
Most of these kits come with add-a-lead springs, or lift blocks for the rear axle to level everything out.
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Rick Webster
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mike77
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| 01/25/2009 10:01 PM |
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| could you help me find a kunckle lift for my truck I wanted one I about 2-4 inches, and by the way your checks in the mail |
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webby4x4
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| 01/27/2009 11:26 AM |
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Hey Mike - I'm kind of partial to the Superlift kit, but there are certainly others out there. It's really just a matter of preference for you.
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Rick Webster
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mike77
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| 01/27/2009 8:05 PM |
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| another dumb question can I put a 2 inch body lift and a 2 inch suspension lift to get 4 inches of total lift. |
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mike77
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| 01/28/2009 5:29 PM |
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well I pretty sure that I am going to go with a 2 inch body lift for now. Can you tell me If there is any welding involved in this kind of lift. |
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webby4x4
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| 01/28/2009 8:11 PM |
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Answers to both of your questions...
1) Yes, you can do both lifts.
2) There should be zero welding involved in this. Body lifts are VERY easy to do.
Note: You will end up with a 2" gap between the top of your bumpers and the bottom of your body (just a side-effect of a body lift).
Note 2: Be sure to use liquid wrench on all of the bolts that you'll be removing.
Note 3: Download the instructions for the body lift online and ensure that you have all that you need. Nearly every major manufacturer has an instruction set online that you can download. This will also help you to identify which bolts to apply liquid wrench to.
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Rick Webster
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Blazer1590
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| 03/06/2009 2:37 PM |
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| There is no differance in these lifts there are the same all except for the shock relocation which is only moved out roughly an inch. I have the rough country kit and it works great. On an ifs vehicle it is hard to find a good cheap lift but ifs isnt designed for serious offroad either but the rough country is the best bang for the buck. |
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chris boo
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| 01/19/2010 10:25 AM |
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I have a 99 blazer with 2 inch superlift suspension kit and 31inch mickey thompson baja mts.Ive owned the truck for 6 years now and shes had lots of punishment in offroading.Stock, it never broke an axle. Front axles with lift, eating them alive,But it goes any place.Hard on brakes and gas but thats normal with any lift kit. Gorilla axles is my next option, if they make them for blazers.I would NOT get a body lift though, 31s will rub hard without cutout fender flares and you don't get no ground clearence.Zr2 flares are expensive.Also,get life time warranty balljoints after you junk the balljoints from the kit,napa has best i found. |
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webby4x4
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| 01/19/2010 8:15 PM |
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Great points on the bodylift and on the ball joints, Boo.
If Gorilla doesn't make any axles, you can buy a set of replacements and have them cryo-treated to increase their strength. They won't be the same as a set of high-zoot chromoly's, but it will be stronger.
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