2" suspension lift questions
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RE: 2" suspension lift questions - 1/7/2008 8:39:38 PM
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otnietdehoooo
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most of the "kits" come with upper control arms and new torsion keys for the front and add-a-leafs for the rear... you can achieve the same thing by cranking the tbars and buying add-a-leafs or shackles. a body lift would be better/easier on your truck. if you really need the extra clearance then go with suspension
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RE: 2" suspension lift questions - 1/7/2008 10:15:29 PM
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The lift they are claiming is not how much they provide but how much they can deal with or rather how much more travel they can handle. Personally i say if you are an ok wrench and know how to look after and grease all your joints and fittings each oil change, you will be just fine with a torsion bar lift. However one thing i can say is that if you can find some tubular a-arms for your blazer like the superlift ones for cheap, then jump on em. They will have new bushings and stronger ball joints which will help ya out in the long run. Plus most of em come completely greaseable. As for the add-a-leaf, i would probably recommend that over a set of shackles just because with the age of your truck those leafs are probably a little worn out so the added leaf will help alot to level it back out and stiffen things back up. Hell i almost wish i had me a set cuz my rear leafs are getting pretty toasted anymore.
And lastly on body lifts, they work great and get your body out of the way so you can clear some bigger tires but you dont get any more ground clearance. Thats the only down side to body lifts. Other than that they are great for a daily driver with some mild tread 31's on it.
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RE: 2" suspension lift questions - 1/8/2008 9:54:07 AM
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ok thanks for the info! ya i'm pretty good at wrenchin plus my dad is a mechanic so he can always help me out. so for the shocks tho r those pretty good shocks? cuz i was thinkin of gettin those they sound pretty good for a good price i would just get the ones w/ less travel i think. and is the superlift a suspension lift or body lift that ur talkin about that comes w/ the new suff?
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RE: 2" suspension lift questions - 1/8/2008 10:18:36 AM
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RCars2
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The superlift kit i was talking about is their 2 inch suspension lift kit. All it consists of is a set of add a leafs, new control arms that are tubular, and a set of torsion keys that supposedly lift the truck more. Personally i say if you can find the control arms and just crank your existing keys up its gonna do the same thing and be a bunch cheaper (superlift sells the 2inch kit for $750 normally). Though if ya cant find the control arms, your existing ones should do just fine for lifting.
As for shocks, they look like they will do well and ive seen em on lifted jeeps before and havent heard anything bad about them so give it a shot. Probably they are going to be stiffer than you existing shocks being as they are new and they are designed for mild offroading but that would be true of just about any new new shocks.
*EDIT* Just found a pretty sweet deal thats actually right up your alley. Its the kit from rough country and its got the upper control arms, new ball joints, shackles, shocks, and the torsion keys (just junk those, no need for em, too much hassle to unload the torsion bars just so you can put in something that will do supposedly slightly more than the factory key) all for $429. Check it out. Link
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RE: 2" suspension lift questions - 1/8/2008 11:35:50 AM
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BTW Rough Country makes the 2" lift kit for Superlifts along with their steering stabilizer kit as well. 
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RE: 2" suspension lift questions - 1/8/2008 11:36:40 AM
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wow sweet thanks! ya that sounds like a really good deal! ya i def dont have the money right now but i'm tryin to save up for one so i thought i would start lookin and researchin to get some ideas
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RE: 2" suspension lift questions - 1/8/2008 11:43:49 AM
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that is a good price.
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RE: 2" suspension lift questions - 1/8/2008 11:45:26 AM
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quote:
ORIGINAL: nj4x4blaze
BTW Rough Country makes the 2" lift kit for Superlifts along with their steering stabilizer kit as well.
ROFL, thats interesting. Stranger still is that rough country powder coats their kit unlike the superlift one and they sell it cheaper, LOL.
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RE: 2" suspension lift questions - 1/8/2008 1:56:52 PM
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LOL wow that is awsome they supply superlift but yet they still make em better and cheaper lol thats great!
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RE: 2" suspension lift questions - 1/13/2008 2:17:12 PM
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Just stumbled onto this post and now I'm happy... you guys just sold me on a new lift kit :). I won't need a body lift along with the lift kit as well though would I?
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