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RE: cheap lift - 5/21/2007 1:55:42 PM
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Jigg
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It won't wear your tires funny, but those keys have the ability to absolutely ruin your front end (espescially if you crank the front end up 3"). Anything much over 1" of t-bar lift is going to put an excessive amount of strain on your ball joints and CV's.
I wouldn't put those t-bar keys within 100 yards of my blazer.
Have you considered a body lift?
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RE: cheap lift - 5/21/2007 2:01:26 PM
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mudsliner
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yea i have until my freind was in a wreck in his s10 and rolled it cuase of the body lift. what so bad about the key? im n to diesel truck pulls and i kno all kind of people who pull and have them in there trucks.
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1997 blazer 2dr 4x4 4.3 H.O. 5speed tranny
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RE: cheap lift - 5/21/2007 2:15:35 PM
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Jigg
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How did the body lift cause him to roll? Higher center of gravity?
The keys force the ball joints and CV's to operate at extreme angles.
They may work on the diesels, but not on our S-series... our front ends aren't the strongest out there to start with.
< Message edited by Jigg -- 5/21/2007 2:16:14 PM >
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RE: cheap lift - 5/21/2007 2:50:32 PM
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mudsliner
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yea center of gravity and not a wide enough. he went around a turn and it had t much body roll.
yea i know there not the strongest. but i have to do somethin ive got a tire rubbing problem. ive seen people with this type of lift with s10 and not have problems.so i think im goona do a little more reseach on it.
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1997 blazer 2dr 4x4 4.3 H.O. 5speed tranny
stright piped from the kitty back
255/70/15 general grabber at2
2 inch wheel spacers
jvc cd player
undin pro sereis cb with 64" metel whip
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RE: cheap lift - 5/21/2007 3:05:29 PM
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Jigg
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Any lift will give you that same problem. That wasn't the fault of the body lift.
Having those two inch spacers will help keep your truck stable (general rule of thumb is 2" up and 2" out, you'd be going 2" up and you're 4" out). The spacers, unfortunately, are the reason you're rubbing.
Good luck if you go with the keys, keep us informed of how your front end holds up.
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RE: cheap lift - 5/21/2007 4:32:23 PM
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mudsliner
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yea i kno that why there rubbing but i like the way the tires stick out. and i think im goin go ahead with the keys. waitin for a guy i kno to back with to how well his is holdin up on his 94 blazer
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1997 blazer 2dr 4x4 4.3 H.O. 5speed tranny
stright piped from the kitty back
255/70/15 general grabber at2
2 inch wheel spacers
jvc cd player
undin pro sereis cb with 64" metel whip
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RE: cheap lift - 5/21/2007 4:53:25 PM
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Jigg
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Out of curiosity, are you still on your original ball joints/wheel bearings/cv shafts?
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