Rear Lift

[SmokeyJoe]

I just put 1.5" blocks under the springs and now it ride 1" higher on the drivers side.

Any ideas?

[twr]

Hi is it just the drivers side rear or the drivers side front and back? Did you measure the ride height of the truck before you put the blocks in? Did you have the springs out of the truck? Maybe the springs got switched side to side. Maybe it was like that before and you just never noticed it. You may have to adjust the torsion bars to fix the problem.

[SmokeyJoe]

Well I took the truck for a short drive and when I came back it was good to go. I installed 1.5" spacers and new shocks in the rear, I wish I had got the 2" ones though. But they still look good either way.

So moving forward I got a chance to do some more work. I put my UCA on, change the shocks and installed new keys. I tink someone torqued the keys before so I think I gained maybe 2". From the ground to the fender lip I am at 43.25". I want to be able to run 37" tires soon.

Still much work to do though, as I still need to install my Kryptonite tie rods, Moog idler and pitman arms, Fabtech stabilizer and the Cognito support kit. I am nearly finished though.

I am hoping my pitman arm remover gets here this week. I ordered one with a live center. Hopefully it will fit up in there.

[lx4life]

Well I took the truck for a short drive and when I came back it was good to go. I installed 1.5" spacers and new shocks in the rear, I wish I had got the 2" ones though. But they still look good either way.

So moving forward I got a chance to do some more work. I put my UCA on, change the shocks and installed new keys. I tink someone torqued the keys before so I think I gained maybe 2". From the ground to the fender lip I am at 43.25". I want to be able to run 37" tires soon.

Still much work to do though, as I still need to install my Kryptonite tie rods, Moog idler and pitman arms, Fabtech stabilizer and the Cognito support kit. I am nearly finished though.

I am hoping my pitman arm remover gets here this week. I ordered one with a live center. Hopefully it will fit up in there.
Looks good, you have any side pics? I am about to tackle the rear of truck also with those blocks. Was it hard and is it the same as installing the shocks. I raised the whole rear up off the gruond then placed floor jacks on the frame near the rear door then lowered the pumpkin down witthe floor jack after I removed the bolts off of the shock will that allow me to remove the spings?

[SmokeyJoe]

I disconnected the sway bar end link as well and the bottom shock bolt. But the other things you mentioned are dead on. It was really a very easy install, where all the jacking took most of the time. I dont have any other pictures right now, but after I finish the other work on the steering I will take it in for alignment and will snap some photos.


Looks good, you have any side pics? I am about to tackle the rear of truck also with those blocks. Was it hard and is it the same as installing the shocks. I raised the whole rear up off the gruond then placed floor jacks on the frame near the rear door then lowered the pumpkin down witthe floor jack after I removed the bolts off of the shock will that allow me to remove the spings?