Fabtech/Superlift/Rough Country Lift Kits?
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/8/2007 11:53:44 AM
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RCars2
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The superlift one does nothing more than what torsion bar crank ups will do. Yay it gets you new A-arms but the ones ya got are pretty strong. As for the fabtech, i havent seen that kit before but im kinda sketchy about fabtech, they arent known for the best quality. Being as its a simple kit ill give them some room as they cant really screw up the design.
As for wear, you bet ur butt the superlift will cause some. For the fabtech i dont know.......WAIT A SECOND, that fabtech lift is for a 2WD or at at least it looks that way. At any rate i say go t-bars, shackles, shocks (go superlift shocks if ya want, they ride nice), and then if ya rub cut away and get fender flares from EGR (only company that makes em for the 4 doors).
Just my $0.02
Edit: Or you can do a body lift too.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/8/2007 3:46:17 PM
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lennyblazer
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Yeah I was just looking at that fabtech lift and it showed up in both searches as a 2wd and a 4wd lift, I think it is only for 2wd since it has spindles, but I am not sure maybe i'll give them a call tomorrow when they are open and ask them about it. Cause the fabtech looks good and is a reasonable price. Idk, I might just do the t-bar and shackles and a body lift, and minor trimming if it comes to that. Anyone know anything about the Rough Country lift for the blazer, it looks good, but it has no price info on the website or pics. I looked at the installation instructions and it shows that you have to weld some stuff, so I would need to get my friend to help me or pay someone to install it. Here's a link to the rough country lift page.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/8/2007 4:06:13 PM
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RCars2
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I have a feeling that this lift may be very much like the superlift one. Not too sure why they relocate the upper shock mount but hey, whatever. I dont have any experience with this rough country lift but I've helped install them on a couple jeeps and they really do work well. Granted the ones i installed were for 4-6 inches of lift but in general they seem pretty solid. Plus it does come with shackles which is a plus.
Up to you ultimately in the end, but im a cheap a** so i went the nearly free route, LOL.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/8/2007 4:18:27 PM
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yeah thats the route i was planning for a while and still may do. A 2" shackle in the rear and a 1-2" crank in the front, plus a 2" body lift, and 31" tires gives me an equivilent 5" rear and 4-5" front lift all for relatiely cheap compared to a fullout suspension lift. The only thing I am worried about is the front end component wear doing a t-bar crank. the truck does have 135k on the clock and i am not sure if any of those components have been replaced before, therefore dont want to shell out big money for ball joints and hub assemblies and cv joints/axles. Just my thoughts and therefore the thought of possibly only doing a 1" front T-bar crank.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/8/2007 7:59:59 PM
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Heck, i got more miles than that on Dale, 138,890 to be exact, and im running it. Since ive owned it from 52,000 miles onward, the ball joints havent been changed (been inspected and greased but otherwise left alone) and ive been running the t-bar setup for about 1500 miles and so far no problems. Im just keeping an eye on the parts each oil change. At any rate i do understand where you are coming from there. If you are looking at 4-5 inches lift with minimal worry on wear i say get the trailmaster full suspension lift or the superlift full suspension lift. Both will get ya much taller without the front end worries. Both also cost over a grand but hey its worth it in the end.
You also got one last option. You can have a set of street tires and offroad tires and then when ya want to wheel just install the shackles real quick and crank the t-bars and go. When ur done put it all back. Kinda extreme but hey its an option.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/8/2007 8:23:08 PM
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I have thought about getting a new set of rims. How stupid would it look if I left the shackles on all the time and just cranked the t-bars each time i go? probably pretty bad, i think i would probably just go with the t-bar, shackles, and body lift and bigger tires. I'll look into the trailmaster, but I doubt it will happen since that is intense installation and big money and a little higher than I really want after getting tires to go with it, it would be like 6-7" and I think the legal limit in WI is 6" and not sure about MI (where I am most of the year while at school).
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 6:15:08 AM
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Hey lenny i don't think 6" is the limit in WI. I know a guy that has a 96 4-door blazer with at least 8" of lift he customized it himself.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 9:57:47 AM
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I have thought about getting a new set of rims. How stupid would it look if I left the shackles on all the time and just cranked the t-bars each time i go? probably pretty bad, i think i would probably just go with the t-bar, shackles, and body lift and bigger tires. I'll look into the trailmaster, but I doubt it will happen since that is intense installation and big money and a little higher than I really want after getting tires to go with it, it would be like 6-7" and I think the legal limit in WI is 6" and not sure about MI (where I am most of the year while at school).
-Lenny
Huh? I never heard of a lift restriction in WI. I know that there is a general height restriction but you would have to be as tall as a semi to hit that and even still its only there so you dont hit overpasses. LOL, if there were a lift restriction half of my old neighbors would be getting tickets and fines everyday 
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 10:03:37 AM
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Here's my buddy George's Blazer. It has a Superlift 5" lift and 2" Body lift.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 10:15:53 AM
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^^^^^^^Where did he get that bumper, thats awesome
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 10:23:04 AM
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I agree that bumper is kick ass, probably custom built.
I just saw something on the web the other day about lift heights and how in WI you were only allowed to go 6" higher than stock, I don't think they enforce it much but I don't want to have to get steps to get into my truck or ruin gas mileage that bad, plus I want it to fit in my garage yet.
I looked at the rough country lift and all it is an expensive t-bar crank, does nothing to decrease wear on the ball joints and CV shafts. So either I'll just go with a set of shackles, t-bar up front, and body lift and tires. It seems to be the cheapest combination too, which is what I am after. It would be nice to have a 6" lift but I would have to convice the parents to let me do it and I would have to find the money somewhere to do it.
I am still researching, but come this fall I would expect some pics of a modded blazer coming from me.
-Lenny
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 10:51:50 AM
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RCars2
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It would be nice to have a 6" lift but I would have to convice the parents to let me do it and I would have to find the money somewhere to do it.
You and me both, title is still under my Dad's name and im broke as a joke. Heck for tires im looking at 33's that are under half life only cuz i get 4 for $250 (they are nitto terra grappler 33x12.5 r15 btw) plus they will just be trail tires so what do i care.
At any rate, do keep your options open though. I dont want to force ya into the t-bar crank option if there is something better out there. And if there is something better let me know too.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 10:57:05 AM
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lennyblazer
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Will do. Why do tires have to be so dang expensive, I was shopping online and priced rims that cost $200 less than the 31x10.5 BFG All terrians I wanted new and mounted on those. I don't know what I am going to do, I think I might try to clean up the corrosion on the stock rims and go from there, if nothing else they'll look better for now then.
-Lenny
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 11:15:56 AM
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RCars2
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Nothing wrong with stockers. Heck if ya want it to look mean then get some wheel spacers to set em out, paint the bowtie in the center, and paint the rest of the rim gunmetal grey.
As for me, well im probably going to get some cheap american racing steel rims. Mainly cuz of the width of the new tire is too much for the stock rim (though that would look so cool with the factory rims and those huge tires), they look pretty decent, and i dont have to worry if i rash em up cuz they are just steel and cheap.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 11:28:03 AM
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^^^^^^^Where did he get that bumper, thats awesome
Yea that's a custom front bumper. I forget where he ordered it from, but he had to weld it together himself.. It's a must see in person, this bumper is all steel and kicks a$$....lol.. He had a full build thread but the site crashed and all the info was lost forever.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 11:44:53 AM
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Yea that's a custom front bumper. I forget where he ordered it from, but he had to weld it together himself.. It's a must see in person, this bumper is all steel and kicks a$$....lol.. He had a full build thread but the site crashed and all the info was lost forever.
If ya get a chance get some measurements. I may have to con....er ahem.....pursuade my dad into helping me make something like that. Might have him make it into a full bumper/skid/grille guard.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/9/2007 1:25:18 PM
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I'll ask him if he can send me the pics of his step by step install and where he got the bumper from.
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/10/2007 8:58:11 AM
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lennyblazer
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The Superlift one is just a t-bar crank with new a arms, and the fabtech one is only for 2wd. the rough country is pretty much the same as the superlift except with shackles. So looks like for a suspension kit you got to go big or go with a t-bar and body lift. I think I am going to do the latter. I priced out some new BFG Allterrians 31x10.5x15 and new MB Wheels (Predator) and the t-bar crank, shackles, and 2" bodylift and it comes out to about $1367 which isn't bad for 5" of total lift.
-Lenny
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RE: Fabtech/Superlift Lift Kits? - 7/10/2007 9:19:47 AM
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Heh, thats funny, my tires came from discount too, LOL. Unfortuanatly the closest discount tire in WI is madison so that might be a strech of a drive if wanted to get em installed there. I swear you cant drive 10 miles without finding one here. Looks like the price went down on em too, i paid $137/tire not including installation and certs. Nice rims too, I actually saw em on display mounted on 33's and they looked really good. Unfortunatly for us arizona people nearly everything MB wheels is out of stock till next month.
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